Before listening to this program in class today, we had never truly understood C.S. Lewis.We did not know exactly where he was coming from, or anything significant about his life. All we knew was that he was maybe the most gifted writer that any of us have ever read the works of. His style is truly unique, and each time I read anything written by him come away wondering how he does what he does and why in the world I cant even come close to his level. He describes things in ways they haven't been talked about before, and does it with such precision and clearness. Also, it is nearly impossible to find any flaw in his logic. I guess I can only dream of being a shadow of him as a writer.
This program taught us several interesting and comical things about Lewis' life. First of all, apparently he did not like women, and would do anything in his power to avoid engaging with them. I thought that was pretty extreme, and funny, but it is not that surprising given the aggressive and hard nosed yet somehow reserved attitude displayed in each of his works.
The other thing that caught my attention was that Lewis had a bad sense of humor, and had an extreme seriousness about him. That seriousness reminded me of my brother, who does not share anything close to my idea of humor. Lastly, I was extremely confused why someone of his nature decided to marry a complete stranger; no doubt she was a very lucky woman to be around him as much as she was. I felt that by listening to this somewhat brief program featuring people who actually knew him allowed us to connect with him just a little bit more. Now I think we can gain even more understanding when we work our way through his writings.
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