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To explore the complexity of the narrator's character in C.S. Lewis's ‘The Shoddy Lands’ and his criticism of Peggy.

The Scholar and the Sunbather: Reassessing the Narrator of C.S. Lewis's ‘The Shoddy Lands’

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This article reinterprets the narrator of C.S. Lewis's ‘The Shoddy Lands’, highlighting deeper satire and biases.

To explore the complexity of the narrator's character in C.S. Lewis's ‘The Shoddy Lands’ and his criticism of Peggy.
Literary analysis of the text
Comparison of narrator with C.S. Lewis's personal beliefs
Examination of thematic elements in the story
Identified the narrator as distinct from C.S. Lewis, lacking similar interests and beliefs.
Highlighted the narrator's critique of Peggy as both accurate and influenced by personal prejudices.
Demonstrated that the satire extends beyond Peggy to include the narrator's moral perspective.

Mattias Gassman (2026) studied this question.

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