Clive Staples Lewis, better known as C.S. Lewis sadly passed away a few nights ago at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, November 22 from kidney failure. He was 64 years old, just a week away from his 65th birthday.
Lewis was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland on November 29th, 1898. His father's name was Albert J. Lewis and his mother was Florence Augusta Hamilton Lewis. He had one brother who was born in June 1895. On August 23rd 1908, when Lewis was 10, his mother died of cancer, and his uncle, from his father's side, died later that same year. Later that year, in September Lewis was enrolled at Wynyard School, Watford, Hertfordshire. After a few years there he left that school, in 1910, to be enrolled at Campbell College, Belfast. He stayed there until November, but had to leave because he was starting to develop respiratory problems.
Due to his lung problems, he moved to Malvern, England, and was enrolled in a school there called Cherbourg House, and he stayed at that school until June of 1913. During this time at this school, Lewis choose to leave behind his Christian faith. He then started school at Malvern College in September of 1913, and stayed there until that June.
On April 26th, 1917 Lewis started to attend University College, Oxford until September to enlist in the British army during WW1. Then, on April 15th, 1918 Lewis was wounded during the Battle of Arras, and once he got better he returned to duty in October, to later be discharged in December of 1919. Once he came back from the war, he returned to his schooling at the University College, Oxford on January 1919 until June 1924 and during that time he received a First in Honor Moderations in 1920, a First in Greats in 1922, and a First in English in 1923. Sadly his father died on September 24th, 1929. Then in 1931, with the help of J.R.R. Tolkien and Hugo Dyson Lewis became a Christian, which he was quite happy about.
In 1933, Lewis started "The Inklings" which was a group of friends that included, J.R.R. Tolkien, his brother Warnie, Hugo Dyson, Charles Williams, Dr. Robert Havard, Owen Barfield, Weville Coghill, and a few others. This group of friends continually met for 16 years on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays. In 1937 Lewis received the Gollancz Memorial Prize for Literature, for his book The Allegory of Love.
In 1941, Lewis' Screwtape Letters were published in The Guardian. Later that year he gave four live talks on the BBC radio. He then gave five more radio talks in January of1942 just talking about "What Christians Believe". He gave eight more in September on "Christian Behavior". Then in 1944 he did seven more radio talks in Feburary that were titled "Beyond Personality". All of his radio talks were later published in his book, Mere Christianity.
In 1950, the first installment of his great series, The Chronicles of Narnia, which was The Lion, the Witch, and The Wardrobe was released. This particular book of the series was his most popular and loved. Then, in 1952 Lewis received the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters by Laval University, Quebec. He then met his wife Joy Davidman Gresham who was fifteen years younger than he was. In 1955 he was elected an Honorary Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford and he was also elected a Fellow of the British Academy. Then in 1956, Lewis received the Carnegie Medal in recognition of The Last Battle. On April 23rd, 1956 he entered into a civil marriage with Joy Davidman to prevent her from being deported. Then in December of that same year they were actually married with the rites of the Church of England in Wingfield Hospital. Joy then died on July 13 at the young age of 45 due to cancer.
Clive Staples Lewis lived a long eventful life, he wrote about 60 books during his lifetime, and won countless awards. Sadly, we have lost a great man and a great mind.
Lewis was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland on November 29th, 1898. His father's name was Albert J. Lewis and his mother was Florence Augusta Hamilton Lewis. He had one brother who was born in June 1895. On August 23rd 1908, when Lewis was 10, his mother died of cancer, and his uncle, from his father's side, died later that same year. Later that year, in September Lewis was enrolled at Wynyard School, Watford, Hertfordshire. After a few years there he left that school, in 1910, to be enrolled at Campbell College, Belfast. He stayed there until November, but had to leave because he was starting to develop respiratory problems.
Due to his lung problems, he moved to Malvern, England, and was enrolled in a school there called Cherbourg House, and he stayed at that school until June of 1913. During this time at this school, Lewis choose to leave behind his Christian faith. He then started school at Malvern College in September of 1913, and stayed there until that June.
On April 26th, 1917 Lewis started to attend University College, Oxford until September to enlist in the British army during WW1. Then, on April 15th, 1918 Lewis was wounded during the Battle of Arras, and once he got better he returned to duty in October, to later be discharged in December of 1919. Once he came back from the war, he returned to his schooling at the University College, Oxford on January 1919 until June 1924 and during that time he received a First in Honor Moderations in 1920, a First in Greats in 1922, and a First in English in 1923. Sadly his father died on September 24th, 1929. Then in 1931, with the help of J.R.R. Tolkien and Hugo Dyson Lewis became a Christian, which he was quite happy about.
In 1933, Lewis started "The Inklings" which was a group of friends that included, J.R.R. Tolkien, his brother Warnie, Hugo Dyson, Charles Williams, Dr. Robert Havard, Owen Barfield, Weville Coghill, and a few others. This group of friends continually met for 16 years on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays. In 1937 Lewis received the Gollancz Memorial Prize for Literature, for his book The Allegory of Love.
In 1941, Lewis' Screwtape Letters were published in The Guardian. Later that year he gave four live talks on the BBC radio. He then gave five more radio talks in January of1942 just talking about "What Christians Believe". He gave eight more in September on "Christian Behavior". Then in 1944 he did seven more radio talks in Feburary that were titled "Beyond Personality". All of his radio talks were later published in his book, Mere Christianity.
In 1950, the first installment of his great series, The Chronicles of Narnia, which was The Lion, the Witch, and The Wardrobe was released. This particular book of the series was his most popular and loved. Then, in 1952 Lewis received the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters by Laval University, Quebec. He then met his wife Joy Davidman Gresham who was fifteen years younger than he was. In 1955 he was elected an Honorary Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford and he was also elected a Fellow of the British Academy. Then in 1956, Lewis received the Carnegie Medal in recognition of The Last Battle. On April 23rd, 1956 he entered into a civil marriage with Joy Davidman to prevent her from being deported. Then in December of that same year they were actually married with the rites of the Church of England in Wingfield Hospital. Joy then died on July 13 at the young age of 45 due to cancer.
Clive Staples Lewis lived a long eventful life, he wrote about 60 books during his lifetime, and won countless awards. Sadly, we have lost a great man and a great mind.
Endnote
I learned a lot from this genre, I learned a whole lot about the life of C.S. Lewis and all of the different places that he went to school and who he was friends with. I also learned a lot about his family life and his marriage to his wife Joy. I learned that he first got into a civil marriage with Joy because she didn't want to get deported, which I found really interesting. By learning all of these things, I learned more about why he wrote the things he did, and why he viewed religion the way that he viewed it which was really interesting to me.
I would say that the audience that I choose for this genre would be an audience of people who have read books by Lewis and enjoyed what he wrote. It would probably be something that would be best for a more adult audience and not really for children. I think that this would be something that would be a little to over the heads of the children, so maybe the adults in their lives, especially their parents would maybe show their children this or explain to them what exactly this is and what it means and I think that would be very interesting for them. Adults and children who get this explained to them would be able to learn a lot about Lewis' life and that's what the goal of this was.
The reason that I, Jena Jones, choose to do an obituary as one of my genres is because I thought it would be something that would give a lot of information to the readers while still not giving way to much information. I really wanted to gain some more in depth knowledge about Lewis, and the people in his life. I did gain the knowledge that I wanted to get, I got to do a lot of research to find exactly what I wanted to add, and found the perfect things to add to make this a really good obituary.
I integrated my sources into this by taking some of the information I learned and put it into my own words, to make it feel a bit more friendly rather then just informational. I think that I did a pretty good job at doing that because I did distributed the facts in a lot of different places and that was the best way I could think of doing so.
I learned a lot from this genre, I learned a whole lot about the life of C.S. Lewis and all of the different places that he went to school and who he was friends with. I also learned a lot about his family life and his marriage to his wife Joy. I learned that he first got into a civil marriage with Joy because she didn't want to get deported, which I found really interesting. By learning all of these things, I learned more about why he wrote the things he did, and why he viewed religion the way that he viewed it which was really interesting to me.
I would say that the audience that I choose for this genre would be an audience of people who have read books by Lewis and enjoyed what he wrote. It would probably be something that would be best for a more adult audience and not really for children. I think that this would be something that would be a little to over the heads of the children, so maybe the adults in their lives, especially their parents would maybe show their children this or explain to them what exactly this is and what it means and I think that would be very interesting for them. Adults and children who get this explained to them would be able to learn a lot about Lewis' life and that's what the goal of this was.
The reason that I, Jena Jones, choose to do an obituary as one of my genres is because I thought it would be something that would give a lot of information to the readers while still not giving way to much information. I really wanted to gain some more in depth knowledge about Lewis, and the people in his life. I did gain the knowledge that I wanted to get, I got to do a lot of research to find exactly what I wanted to add, and found the perfect things to add to make this a really good obituary.
I integrated my sources into this by taking some of the information I learned and put it into my own words, to make it feel a bit more friendly rather then just informational. I think that I did a pretty good job at doing that because I did distributed the facts in a lot of different places and that was the best way I could think of doing so.