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Queen Susan and her Magical Horn

Spoiler! This is a long passage containing me trying to explain why I think the Susan’s Horn from Father Christmas holds a hidden meaning.

Okay so I just a had a thought but I’m not sure if anyone’s ever talked about it. But remember how Susan got a Magic Horn from Father Christmas who told her that help will arrive to her whenever and wherever the horn is blown.

“And when you put this horn to your lips and blow it, then, wherever you are, I think help of some kind will come to you.“―Father Christmas

It kinda hit me, what if, Father Christmas had given the horn to Susan because he knows, and so does Aslan, that one day, there will be a time when she would need help the most?! 

What if like Dumbledore, who had given the Deluminator to Ron because he knew Ron would need a little more push to get him to make the right choices, Aslan knew that Susan would one day need a little more push to get her to start believing again?

What if, Aslan understood Susan because unlike the others who have experienced the power of Aslan and Narnia more personally, Susan was always the one filled with doubt? I mean, think about it.

Peter experienced Narnia as an older brother who not only had to lead his siblings away from trouble but the whole of the Narnia too. Narnia relied on him and those battle scars he earned are not easily forgettable. His personal experiences were significant because they taught him how to be a leader.

Edmund experimented Narnia in a more eye opening way because he realised how his betrayal of his family nearly costed them their lives. Narnia will always remain in his heart as it’s where he learnt the value of family and love. The journey he went through transformed him into a better man, not just in Narnia.

And Lucy, who practically grew up in Narnia, who went to bed and woke up with the sounds of waves splashing against the sands, remembers Narnia as a place where she truly belongs. She was the sole reason they were in Narnia and the majority of her childhood memories consisted of her life in Narnia. In a way, Narnia affected her more than anyone. 

However, Susan, who is the second oldest, always had doubt in her. You can’t really blame her because while the eldest makes his decisions, she needs to be the constant follower that judges whether Peter’s decisions will result in the four of them being harmed or not. That’s why she was pronounced as the Gentle because while her three siblings went on to fight wars, she stayed back to help treat the wounded and took care of the current affairs. 

Susan’s time in Narnia was obviously one of her most glorious and happiest days, but as soon as she stepped foot back into the 1940s England, she doubted whether that time was reality or not. 

I would assume she dreams about Narnia, about the days when they ruled the country and when they were running around the pathways in Cair Paravel. But it is because of those dreams, she starts to doubt her memories. Was it all just a make belief story the four of them made up while they were hiding in the Wardrobe? 

And when they depart from Narnia after helping Prince Caspian with the information that they can never go back again, she channels her sadness and doubt into denial. She denies that Narnia ever existed and I feel like she only did this because she doesn’t want to face the reality that Narnia is real and yet she cannot go back to it.

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