Perelandra
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17
Themes
All Themes Exploration, Wonder, and God’s Plan Fear, Adventure, and Will Innocence and Incorruption Temptation and the Nature of Evil
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Dr. Elwin Ransom Professor Weston/Weston’s Body/The Un-man The Green Lady/The Queen/Tinidril Maleldil The King/Tor Lewis
Terms
All Terms Eldila/Eldils Oyarsa Malacandra Perelandra Deep Heaven Field of Arbol Thulcandra
Symbols
All Symbols Waves The Fixed Land
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Perelandra

by C. S. Lewis
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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9
  • Chapter 10
  • Chapter 11
  • Chapter 12
  • Chapter 13
  • Chapter 14
  • Chapter 15
  • Chapter 16
  • Chapter 17
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Exploration, Wonder, and God’s Plan Theme Icon
    Exploration, Wonder, and God’s Plan
  • Fear, Adventure, and Will Theme Icon
    Fear, Adventure, and Will
  • Innocence and Incorruption Theme Icon
    Innocence and Incorruption
  • Temptation and the Nature of Evil Theme Icon
    Temptation and the Nature of Evil
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Dr. Elwin Ransom
  • Professor Weston/Weston’s Body/The Un-man
  • The Green Lady/The Queen/Tinidril
  • Maleldil
  • The King/Tor
  • Lewis
Terms
  • All Terms
  • Eldila/Eldils
  • Oyarsa
  • Malacandra
  • Perelandra
  • Deep Heaven
  • Field of Arbol
  • Thulcandra
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Waves Symbol Icon
    Waves
  • The Fixed Land Symbol Icon
    The Fixed Land
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Waves

Waves

In the novel, waves symbolize the things which Maleldil (God) sends to his creatures—for instance, certain situations, people, or events. The Green Lady often speaks of plunging into the waves, or swimming along with them…

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The Fixed Land

On Perelandra, all the landmasses are islands, with the exception of a mountainous continent known as the Fixed Land, which Maleldil has forbidden the King and Queen to sleep or dwell on. Thus, throughout…

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