How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Page)
Quote #10
"Look friends," he said, holding out the shield toward them. "An hour ago it was black and without device; and now, this." The shield had turned bright as silver, and on it, redder than blood or cherries, was the figure of the Lion. (13.191)
Finally, a positive change in Underland. The emblazoning of the plain, black shield with the device of the Lion means that the crew has done well, and is on its way to the successful conclusion of their mission. Yay.
Quote #11
At the same moment the doleful music stopped. And the dead King began to be changed. His white beard turned to gray, and from gray to yellow, and got shorter and vanished altogether; and his sunken cheeks grew round and fresh, and the wrinkles were smoothed, and his eyes opened, and his eyes and lips both laughed, and suddenly he leaped up and stood before them—a very young man, or a boy. (16.238)
It's one thing to turn a lovely young woman into a snake and quite another to raise up a dead king into a young boy. Lewis is very interested in helping us think about spirituality and continual life—and Caspian and Aslan definitely have some explaining to do about this final transformation.