Summary of C. S. Lewis's Surprised by Joy

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Book Preview: #1 I was born in the winter of 1898 in Belfast, the son of a solicitor and a clergyman’s daughter. My parents had only two children, and I was the younger by about three years. Two very different strains had gone to my making.

#2 I had two other blessings when I was growing up. One was my nurse, Lizzie Endicott, who was kind, cheerful, and sensible. I was also born with good parents, good food, and a large garden to play in.

#3 My brother and I had very different artistic talents. I could draw figures that looked like they were really running or fighting, while my brother’s drawings lacked any sense of beauty. The absence of beauty was characteristic of our childhood.

#4 I was raised in a happy and calm environment. I was taught the usual things and made to say my prayers, but I did not feel any interest in religion. My father, who was not particularly religious, enjoyed the charm of tradition and the verbal beauty of the Bible and Prayer Book.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Mar 11, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669358954

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Insights on C.S. Lewis's Surprised by Joy

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I was born in the winter of 1898 in Belfast, the son of a solicitor and a clergyman’s daughter. My parents had only two children, and I was the younger by about three years. Two very different strains had gone to my making.

#2

I had two other blessings when I was growing up. One was my nurse, Lizzie Endicott, who was kind, cheerful, and sensible. I was also born with good parents, good food, and a large garden to play in.

#3

My brother and I had very different artistic talents. I could draw figures that looked like they were really running or fighting, while my brother’s drawings lacked any sense of beauty. The absence of beauty was characteristic of our childhood.

#4

I was raised in a happy and calm environment. I was taught the usual things and made to say my prayers, but I did not feel any interest in religion. My father, who was not particularly religious, enjoyed the charm of tradition and the verbal beauty of the Bible and Prayer Book.

#5

My father, who had a capacity for being cheated, was badly cheated by his builders. The drains were wrong, the chimneys were wrong, and there was a draught in every room. But none of this mattered to me as a child.

#6

I was extremely manual clums, and I longed to make things. I spent hours writing stories, which I then spent hours painting. I soon made a claim to one of the attics and turned it into my study.