The ape is emblematic of how false substitutes try to themselves off as the real thing which they are trying to "ape." The ape tells the Narnians that he's a real man, just very old. The ape and the Tarkaan try to off Tashlan as Aslan, after they lose their donkey in a lion skin to pose as Aslan. When you see racism in the ape, you are seeing your own racism as in a mirror, rather than something that is derived from Lewis' perfectly fine storytelling.

Subpar Screenrant scribblers reiterating the same tired drivel ad infinitum ad nauseum is not going to attract new readers. Stop it, already...you are merely putting your own lack of depth and nuance on garish display.

People who don't spend more time reading the source material with some understanding, are going to continue to produce poorly-thought out articles like this one. I would also suggest reading other things that Lewis hss written, to better understand his thinking. Starting with The Great Divorce might be helpful, to get a handle on Lewis' position on human agency in the context of eternal destiny.

The so-called "Gentle Giants" are evil, and intend to eat the protagonists, and the witch intentionally sends Pole,Scrubb, and Puddleglum there in time for their annual feast. Being allied with the giants is further evidence of her evil nature. Do try harder to read the source material first.

In the professional opinion of CS Lewis, Professor and Chair of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Oxford and then at Cambridge, niggling about how a world works, or how magic works, is a literary mistake that distracts from the story itself. The author of this article clearly has not read enough Lewis.

I do hope that they will get around to ALL the books, including the Magician's Nephew, the Horse and His Boy, and the Last Battle, but I certainly hope that the Magician's Nephew is not put first.

People experiencing Narnia for the first time should feel the mystery of Aslan's name, as the Pevensies do, when hearing it for the first time in the first published book. Aslan should already be in mind as Narnia's creation begins in The Magician's Nephew.

Lewis was only being a polite Englishman when he told that little girl that she was right to read it in whatever order she wanted, and it is fine, as long as you've already read them im the published order to begin with.