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Till We Have Faces Ch. 16-End

Till We Have Faces Ch. 16-End. What you’re really thinking is: “What in the world did I just read?”. Chapter 16. Why doesn’t Orual spill the beans? Trying to take blame off herself Vowing to wear the veil indefinitely Pg. 180-182: “I made one resolve…I never gave back an inch before him.”

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Till We Have Faces Ch. 16-End

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  1. Till We Have FacesCh. 16-End What you’re really thinking is: “What in the world did I just read?”

  2. Chapter 16 • Why doesn’t Orual spill the beans? • Trying to take blame off herself • Vowing to wear the veil indefinitely • Pg. 180-182: “I made one resolve…I never gave back an inch before him.” • Power over the King; how the King sees her • How do others see her? • “I too shall be a Psyche” (186). • Orual’s Queenly attributes • Orual separating Psyche’s childhood from adulthood • Pg. 183

  3. Chapter 17 • Argan and Trunia of Phars • What is the story? • Who fights whom? • Orual vs. Queen • “Ever since Arnom had said hours ago that the King was dying…I was not even sure that I could fight him” (199-200).

  4. Chapter 18 • Redival comes to grovel • What is she more concerned with? • “Love is not a thing to be so used” (204). • Orual frees the Fox • How does she feel about it? • What kind of love does she portray here? • How does she get him to stay? • “Let Orual die. She would never have made a queen” (211). • Orual turns down a marriage proposal – why?

  5. Chapter 19 • Fighting with or without the veil • Orual as “an offering” • Like Psyche? • Christ figure? • Switch between masculine and feminine • Orual’s continued selfishness • “The King’s dead. He’ll never pull my hair again. A straight thrust and then a cut in the leg. That would have killed him. I am the Queen; I’ll kill Orual too” (225).

  6. Chapter 20 • Orual’s “strengths” • Pg. 228-229 • Veil as a weapon • What are all the things Orual does when she becomes queen? • Batta’s outcome – why? • Slaves • The kingdom • The Fox and his outcome • Orual’s relationship to Bardia

  7. Chapter 21 • How has Psyche changed the way Orual “loves”? • Istra comes back • How is it described? • New story of Cupid and Psyche • Pg. 241-247 • Orual’s reaction • Role of the gods • Pg. 249-250

  8. Book II • The reason for the second part • Things not as they seemed • Tarin and lonely Redival • The helpful ants • Who does Ansit blame?

  9. Book II Conversation with Ansit • Role of competition • Orual’s ability to love • Purpose of her love for Bardia (pg. 267)

  10. Book II • Awakening ritual • What is learned about the Greek statue and Glome’s perception of it? • Ungit vs. Orual • Similarities • Differences • Orual’s new goal after revelation • Successful?

  11. Book II • Concept of spiritual beauty • Who has it and who does not? • Relation to Psyche’s tasks • Why does the god come to her?

  12. Book II • Meeting with the Fox • What does she learn? • Role of faith and logic in the section Seeing Psyche • Seeing Psyche’s experience • Revelation about her (Orual’s) impact on Psyche • Pages 305-307

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