Hello listeners! I am back with chapter 13 of OSP. Here we see Ransom become “one” with the hrossa following his valiant and courageous efforts in killing the hnakra. While Ransom and Hyoi kill the hnakra, it does not take long for tragedy to strike. Weston and Devine, hiding off in the distance, fire a rifle which kills Hyoi. In his final breath, Hyoi dubs Ransom the ‘hnakra-punt’. I love to think of this as Hyoi dubbing Ransom as a knight on the field of battle. This takes me back to Peter’s battle with Maugrim in LWW when Aslan dubs Peter as Sir Peter Wolf’s Bane! This chapter closes out the second phase of this amazing book.
Next time, we will follow Ransom on his journey up into the harandra where he will eventually meet someone named Augray. While Augray is not a hross, he helps Ransom see even more clearly the true nature of Ransom’s home planet of Thulcandra. Enjoy!
Episode Roadmap
Chapter quote, intro, & chapter summary: 0:00 - 4:00
Chapter 13 Themes Analysis: 4:01 - 22:39
Theme 1: Military / Fighting Spirit 4:23
Theme 2: Arthurian theme of knighting, quests, &adventure 9:21
Theme 3: Seeing 13:33
Theme 4: Obedience, doing what must be done 18:58
Theme 5: Guilt and forgiveness 22:29
Wrap up 24:40 - end
Episode music - “Good Night Make Mends’” by The Rumjacks
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