Out of the Silent Planet

In the story "Out of the Silent Planet" by C.S. Lewis, Ransom, a physiology professor at Oxford University is kidnapped by two men who take him in a spaceship to Mars, or Malacandra as they call it. They plan on giving him over to the martians who live on Malacandra but Ransom runs away in fear he will be killed. As the story progresses, Ransom meets all sorts of martians and becomes immersed in the culture and language of this planet. Ransom is then faced with being called to meet a certain spirit

“Out of the Silent Planet” by C.S. Lewis portrays elements of Christianity by asking the question: “What would a planet that never experienced sin or its effects look like?” He asks this question by telling the story of a man named Ransom, who finds himself abducted on a mysterious planet called Malacandra. Here, Ransom is astonished by the ways of the native species of Malacandra, to which sin is a foreign idea. Only when humans inhabited Malacandra did corruption enter the planet. Lewis succeeds

In the book “Out of the Silent Planet” C.S. Lewis talks about science and the meaning of life which each character has their own point of view on, Ransom, Devon and Weston Looked at life differently than the other each having their own choice. One cares about others, one cares about their self and the other cares about Power. Ransom was a loving a caring man, he often put others above himself and wanted to help others. “At first I thought this was because you cared only whether a creature

Individuality on Malacandra and on Earth In Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis, there are many different species of beings that all live on Malacandra and are able to get along with each other, whereas on Earth, humans are always trying to be better than everyone else at all that we do. Due to this drastic change in the way of living, the beings of Malacandra seem to have a perception that differs greatly from that of the humans on Earth. Thus life on Malacandra is better than life on Earth because

Out of the Silent Planet By: C.S. Lewis C.S. Lewis produced a book that conveys vivid scenery, relatable characters, and a vague but detailed plot that gave rise to a novel with wonderful clarity. Out of the Silent Planet is an account of the voyage of Ransom, a linguist, who is kidnapped and taken to another planet, Malacandra (Mars). Where he learns that Thulcandra (Earth) is called the silent planet because there has been no communication from it in years. On the voyage there he is led to

messages of good versus evil and the importance of hope while Out of the Silent Planet shows the fallacies in human thinking and our notion of self importance. I     The most prominent similarity between the two stories is the myth of a hero’s journey. Both stories center around the protagonist who questions their purpose in the beginning. In Star Wars, Luke questions his identity and who he wants to become. In Out of the Silent Planet, Ransom is initially driven by his own human curiosity and need

“And it’s hard to hate someone once you understand them.” – Lucy Christopher, Stolen: A Letter to My Captor. In the story Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis, the character Weston makes the decision to poison and kidnap Ransom and bring to the planet Mars. Weston should have kidnapped Ransom and brought him to Mars for three reasons: It is for the greater good, it is a great opportunity, and it is his destiny. The first reason why Weston should have kidnapped Ransom and brought him to Mars is

In Out Of The Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis, Dr. Elwin Ransom, is forcibly brought to the strange planet of Malacandra. Throughout the book, Ransom consistently demonstrates the trait of perseverance. Along with showing perseverance, Ransom also consistently demonstrates recklessness. At first, Ransom is very fearful, but the death of his friend, Hyoi, causes him to change and become brave. Throughout the book, Dr. Elwin Ransom displays the character traits of perseverance, recklessness, and he changes

"Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it." - David Starr Jordan Virtue is defined as "moral excellence; goodness; righteousness" (dictionary.com) and is an active choice. In the book Out of the Silent Planet, Ransom, a wandering traveler, proved it throughout the book. In particular, there are three times where he made a choice that either demonstrated virtue or immorality. The first was at the beginning of the book when he found the boy at the professor's house; The second was when

The book out of the silent planet follows the journey of Ransom, a linguist that is kidnapped and put in a spaceship to be taken to Malacandra (Mars) as a sacrifice to the Sorn, however he managed to escape from his kidnappers during the handover to the Sorn. While he is on the run on Malacandra Ransom learns of the three races that show how human history has developed from primal to industrial and finally to modern day. The first part of human history that Ransom encounters is the Hross who are