Eustace Clarence Scrubb
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==Bio Info== | ==Bio Info== | ||
| + | '''Titles:''' Eustace, Scrubb | ||
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'''Age:''' 9 (VDT/SC), 16 (LB) | '''Age:''' 9 (VDT/SC), 16 (LB) | ||
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'''First Appearance:''' ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'', Ch. 1 (1952) | '''First Appearance:''' ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'', Ch. 1 (1952) | ||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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===~ The Silver Chair ~ (1953)=== | ===~ The Silver Chair ~ (1953)=== | ||
| - | [[File:3787.jpg|left]]Eustace discovers [[Jill Pole|Jill]] crying behind the school gym. To comfort her, he tells her of his adventures in Narnia and they decide to try to escape there. But while they are calling on [[Aslan]], they are discovered by the school bullies. Eustace and [[Jill Pole|Jill]] open a door and are stunned to find that it leads into another world. They enter that world and come to the edge of a cliff, but when Eustace tries to pull [[Jill Pole|Jill]] back, he slips and falls. Just then, [[Aslan]] appears and blows Eustace to the safety of Narnia. When Eustace lands, he notices an elderly king getting ready to set sail. [[Jill Pole|Jill]] arrives moments later, saying that [[Aslan]] has told her there is someone here Eustace knows and must speak to immediately. Eustace insists he does not recognize anyone until [[Glimfeather]] the Owl mentions that it is King [[Caspian]] who has set sail to seek [[Aslan]]. Eustace realizes he does indeed know the old king, but it is too late. [[Jill Pole|Jill]] then explains to Eustace that [[Aslan]] has sent them to find and rescue [[Caspian]]'s long-lost son, [[Rilian]]. That night, the Owls take the children to the Marsh-wiggle [[Puddleglum]], and the three of them set out in search of the lost Prince. Along the way, they meet | + | [[File:3787.jpg|left]]Eustace discovers [[Jill Pole|Jill]] crying behind the school gym. To comfort her, he tells her of his adventures in Narnia and they decide to try to escape there. But while they are calling on [[Aslan]], they are discovered by the school bullies. Eustace and [[Jill Pole|Jill]] open a door and are stunned to find that it leads into another world. They enter that world and come to the edge of a cliff, but when Eustace tries to pull [[Jill Pole|Jill]] back, he slips and falls. Just then, [[Aslan]] appears and blows Eustace to the safety of Narnia. When Eustace lands, he notices an elderly king getting ready to set sail. [[Jill Pole|Jill]] arrives moments later, saying that [[Aslan]] has told her there is someone here Eustace knows and must speak to immediately. Eustace insists he does not recognize anyone until [[Glimfeather]] the Owl mentions that it is King [[Caspian]] who has set sail to seek [[Aslan]]. Eustace realizes he does indeed know the old king, but it is too late. [[Jill Pole|Jill]] then explains to Eustace that [[Aslan]] has sent them to find and rescue [[Caspian]]'s long-lost son, [[Rilian]]. That night, the Owls take the children to the Marsh-wiggle [[Puddleglum]], and the three of them set out in search of the lost Prince. Along the way, they meet [[the Lady of the Green Kirtle]] who tempts them with the comforts of Harfang, home of the Gentle Giants. After discovering that the Giants plan to eat them at their feast, Eustace, [[Jill Pole|Jill]], and [[Puddleglum]] escape Harfang by crawling into a cave. But while they are hiding, the stones give way beneath them and they fall deep below the surface. They are then captured by the Warden of the Underworld who takes them to Underland's Queen ([[the Lady of the Green Kirtle]]). Upon arriving at the underground city, they meet a strange prince under enchantment, who turns out to be none other than Prince [[Rilian]]. Eustace helps free [[Rilian]] and kill the green [[the Lady of the Green Kirtle|Lady]] in her serpent form. After escaping the Underworld, they return to Narnia in time to reunite [[Rilian]] with his father [[Caspian]] and witness the death of the old king. [[Aslan]] brings Eustace and [[Jill Pole|Jill]] back to His country where He tells Eustace to pluck a thorn and drive it into His paw to draw blood, thereby bringing [[Caspian]] back to life. Eustace, [[Jill Pole|Jill]], [[Caspian]], and [[Aslan]] then return to England where no time has passed. They terrify the bullies (which leads to public investigation and reform of the school), and Eustace and [[Jill Pole|Jill]] return home. |
===~ The Last Battle ~ (1956)=== | ===~ The Last Battle ~ (1956)=== | ||
[[File:3774.jpg|left]]Eustace is present when King [[Tirian]] suddenly appears to the friends of Narnia, alerting them to the fact that Narnia is in danger. Since [[Aslan]] has told the Pevensies that they may not return to Narnia, it is decided that Eustace and [[Jill Pole|Jill]] will go, using the magic rings. They take a train to the meeting place to get the rings from [[Peter Pevensie|Peter]] and [[Edmund Pevensie|Edmund]], when suddenly there comes a “frightful jerk”... and Eustace and [[Jill Pole|Jill]] find themselves in Narnia. Eustace accompanies [[Tirian]] and [[Jill Pole|Jill]] as they rescue [[Jewel]] and [[Puzzle]] from the stable. Eustace fights by [[Tirian]]'s side in the last battle of Narnia, and is thrown through the stable door. Eustace witnesses night falling on Narnia and goes "further up and further in" with the others as [[Aslan]] leads them to His country. | [[File:3774.jpg|left]]Eustace is present when King [[Tirian]] suddenly appears to the friends of Narnia, alerting them to the fact that Narnia is in danger. Since [[Aslan]] has told the Pevensies that they may not return to Narnia, it is decided that Eustace and [[Jill Pole|Jill]] will go, using the magic rings. They take a train to the meeting place to get the rings from [[Peter Pevensie|Peter]] and [[Edmund Pevensie|Edmund]], when suddenly there comes a “frightful jerk”... and Eustace and [[Jill Pole|Jill]] find themselves in Narnia. Eustace accompanies [[Tirian]] and [[Jill Pole|Jill]] as they rescue [[Jewel]] and [[Puzzle]] from the stable. Eustace fights by [[Tirian]]'s side in the last battle of Narnia, and is thrown through the stable door. Eustace witnesses night falling on Narnia and goes "further up and further in" with the others as [[Aslan]] leads them to His country. | ||
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| + | ==About Eustace== | ||
| + | "There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it." Eustace starts out as a very selfish boy. His parents are described as modern people, and Eustace has absorbed the worst effects of the Scrubbs' lack of discipline and self-centered philosophy. He is pleased when he learns that his cousins [[Lucy Pevensie|Lucy]] and [[Edmund Pevensie|Edmund]] will be spending a summer with his family, because he enjoys irritating them. When the children are pulled into Narnia, Eustace continues to make himself an annoyance until he has an encounter with [[Aslan]]. After that, Eustace reforms and becomes less selfish. He displays bravery in attacking the Sea-Serpent (though he breaks [[Caspian]]'s second-best sword in so doing). Eustace is a dynamic character, similar to his cousin [[Edmund Pevensie|Edmund]] in the sense that his trip to Narnia changes him. He is later chosen to help rescue Prince [[Rilian]] and fight alongside King [[Tirian]] in the last battle of Narnia, earning his place among the friends of Narnia. | ||
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*"Some kids who played games about Narnia / Got gradually balmier and balmier—" (VDT, Ch. 1) | *"Some kids who played games about Narnia / Got gradually balmier and balmier—" (VDT, Ch. 1) | ||
*"I see. As usual. Been enjoying yourself somewhere while the rest of us were prisoners. I suppose you haven't even found out about the British Consul. Of course not." (VDT, Ch. 4) | *"I see. As usual. Been enjoying yourself somewhere while the rest of us were prisoners. I suppose you haven't even found out about the British Consul. Of course not." (VDT, Ch. 4) | ||
| - | *"Aslan! I've heard that name mentioned several times since we joined the Dawn Treader. And I felt—I don't know what—I hated it. But I was hating everything then." (VDT, Ch. 7) | + | *"[[Aslan]]! I've heard that name mentioned several times since we joined the Dawn Treader. And I felt—I don't know what—I hated it. But I was hating everything then." (VDT, Ch. 7) |
*"Supposing I told you I'd been in a place where animals can talk and where there are—er—enchantments and dragons—and well, all the sorts of things you have in fairy-tales." (SC, Ch. 1) | *"Supposing I told you I'd been in a place where animals can talk and where there are—er—enchantments and dragons—and well, all the sorts of things you have in fairy-tales." (SC, Ch. 1) | ||
| - | *"Look here! I don't believe the whole thing can be half as bad as you're making out; any more than the beds in the wigwam were hard or the wood was wet. I don't think Aslan would ever have sent us if there was so little chance as all that." (SC, Ch. 5) | + | *"Look here! I don't believe the whole thing can be half as bad as you're making out; any more than the beds in the wigwam were hard or the wood was wet. I don't think [[Aslan]] would ever have sent us if there was so little chance as all that." (SC, Ch. 5) |
*"Great Scott! Well I'm—jiggered. I was jolly angry with you a moment ago, and I still think it was mean of you to sneak off without the rest of us: but I must admit—well, I mean to say—well it was a perfectly gorgeous thing to do. If she was a boy she'd have to be knighted, wouldn't she, Sire?" (LB, Ch. 6) | *"Great Scott! Well I'm—jiggered. I was jolly angry with you a moment ago, and I still think it was mean of you to sneak off without the rest of us: but I must admit—well, I mean to say—well it was a perfectly gorgeous thing to do. If she was a boy she'd have to be knighted, wouldn't she, Sire?" (LB, Ch. 6) | ||
| - | *"I hope Tash ate the Dwarfs too. Little swine." (LB, Ch. 15) | + | *"I hope [[Tash]] ate the Dwarfs too. Little swine." (LB, Ch. 15) |
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| - | *[[File:BBCEustace.jpg|left]]David Thwaites: BBC TV series, | + | *[[File:BBCEustace.jpg|left]]David Thwaites: BBC TV series, 1988 – 1990 |
