"Dymer" by C. S. Lewis is an early 20th-century narrative poem following Dymer, who is born in the Perfect City, which is a place with lots of rules. This story is about Dymer learning about what life and love really mean and how hard it can be when you choose to go against what everyone else believes. At the start of "Dymer," we meet the main character, Dymer, who is trying to deal with all the rules of where he lives as he figures out who he is. We find out about how he grew up in the Perfect City, where there are lots of rules about how you should feel and who you should be with. When Dymer is in a normal class, he suddenly feels free and does something violent, which makes him run away from the city. As Dymer goes out into nature, he takes off all the things that society expects him to be and enjoys being free in his body and mind. The story suggests that there are many complicated things involved with wanting to be yourself, knowing who you are, and dealing with what everyone else wants, which gets Dymer ready for the adventures and problems he will have later on.
Dymer
By C. S. (Clive Staples) Lewis
In a world of rigid rules, one man's violent act of freedom sends him on a quest for identity and truth in a landscape of societal expectations.
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About the AuthorClive Staples Lewis was a British writer, literary scholar, and Anglican lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Magdalen College, Oxford (1925–1954), and Magdalene College, Cambridge (1954–1963). He is best known as the author of The Chronicles of Narnia, but he is also noted for his other works of fiction, such as The Screwtape Letters and The Space Trilogy, and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, including Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain.
Clive Staples Lewis was a British writer, literary scholar, and Anglican lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Magdalen College, Oxford (1925–1954), and Magdalene College, Cambridge (1954–1963). He is best known as the author of The Chronicles of Narnia, but he is also noted for his other works of fiction, such as The Screwtape Letters and The Space Trilogy, and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, including Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain.
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