How Did C. S. Lewis Use Space Travel

“The Fellowship of the Ring is like lightning from a clear sky; as sharply different, as unpredictable in our age as William Blake’s Songs of Innocence were in theirs.” These were the words spoken by C.S. Lewis for The Lord of the Rings series. Tolkien was a close friend of the writer of The Chronicles of Narnia- C.S. Lewis. They both were part of the informal literary discussion group known as the Inklings. In the early years of their life, Lewis and Tolkien realized that such stories are now counted in Children’s literature and they wanted to create an adult readership for books that teach us about who we really are and what the world is about. They decided to take one particular territory, Lewis took ‘space travel’ and Tolkien too ‘time travel’. Lewis was the one who always encouraged Tolkien to publish his stories for a wider audience. In the words of Lewis:
“Let’s toss for it, Tollers. Heads, you write about time travel; tails you try space travel. I’ll do the other. Tolkien nods his agreement, grinning.
Lewis fishes in the pocket of his crumpled and baggy flannels and a coin spins in the air.
Heads it is.”
Even though Lewis was a huge fan of this series, these feelings were not reciprocated by Tolkien. He did not like Narnia at all. In the battle that happened on the Black Gate, Gandalf’s hopes are

Though, the heroes of Tolkien are not in search of ‘eternal glory’ like Odysseus but somewhere they also want to be recognized, as Sam wonders about the possibility of him and Frodo being a part of some song or folklore someday. However, when Odyssey hears about his own obstacles in the form of poem he cries and when Aeneas hears about the destruction of his city; he is in mourning. But when Sam gets to hear about the song made on him and Frodo “The Tale of Frodo of the Nine Fingers and the Rings of Doom” he cries tears of happiness as all his wishes have now come