I read 'The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe' as a kid. I didn't see the symbolism (of course, I was only 9 or 10), but my sisters and I had fun pretending we were going to Narnia by walking into the coat closet.
Has anyone seen the play, or the movie, Shadowlands? It's about the relationship between C.S. Lewis and Joy Davidman (or Gresham). I saw it in college (a college production). It's pretty insightful.
"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad." "How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice. "You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.”
