#corin knocks people down because they disrespect queen susan

[queenlucythevaliant]

But see, the thing about Corin is that, although he is intensely devoted to Shenanigans and Mischief and Father Can I Box Him, he's also intensely moral. One of my favorite Corin moments is when Shasta is trying to think of a lie for Corin to explain why he's suddenly all beat up after they switch places and Corin is like "no?? I'm gonna tell the truth??"

Like. Corin Causes Problems on Purpose, but he's also a Good Kid. He trusts and respects all the cool adults in his life; he pushes the hard lines, but he doesn't cross them. He disobeys Edmund and sneaks into the battle column, but he's also fundamentally unwilling to lie to him.

#shasta's got that kind of morality too biy it's buried deeper #he hasn't had any cool adults in his life up until now he's had to lie and evesdrop and steal in order to survive #whereas Corin is the kind of kid that reminds me of one of my best friends: he grew up in the faith with cool adults #and although he's fond of nonsense and mischief he knows where the lines are #this makes him very different from a lot of other mischief makers in children's lit #*cough* harry Potter #corin knocks people down because they disrespect queen susan #his mischief is largely harmless #he's a kid with a lot of energy and imagination not an agent of chaos #i love him so much #corin #narnia and the north! hurrah! #narnia #pontifications and creations