Till We Have Faces Character Analysis

The Limits of Reason Over time people have evolved to use reason and logical explanations to solve problems rather than spiritual beliefs. Before humans began relying on rational thought, they based their actions off of the belief of gods and fate. An example of someone relying solely on reason in the age of gods and goddesses is The Fox in Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold. This character, The Fox, in Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold by C. S. Lewis relies on reason to solve complicated situations which may limit him mentally from other possible solutions and may also be evident in today’s culture. The Fox acts as Orual’s mentor in the novel and helps her through difficult situations by explaining things logically. At the beginning of the novel Orual is afraid for Psyche as she is being treated as a goddess. She

When Psyche is taken into the care of a god and tells Orual her story of how a god used the wind to take her away, Orual goes to the Fox for help. “‘That southwest wind came over a thousand miles of sea and land. The weather of the whole world would have to have been different from the beginning if that wind was not to blow. It’s all one web; you can’t pick threads out nor put them in’” (85). This is the Fox’s explanation for Psyche’s belief that a god used wind to take her away to a palace only worthy of the gods. In other words, he is calling Psyche crazy for believing such things. This, however, is proven false by the end of the book. She is taken by a god to his palace to be his wife, but is not believed by Orual or the Fox due to the fact that they could not see it themselves and understand something reason tells them not to. Reason for the characters has reached its limit and has destroyed their relationship with Psyche for not believing or trusting, similar to modern