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How did the White Witch give Edmund Turkish Delight if there is no Turkey in Narnia?
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idk wht turkish delight evn is
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Samantha wrote: "Turkish delight is actually gummies, like the gummy bears we have today, only they may have been in squares and may have been homemade."Not even close :)
cause Turkish delight is nit made with Turkey!
You dont need be in Turkey to have Turkish Delight
TURKISH DELIGHT ORIGINATED IN THE COUNTRY OF TURKEY.that is all it means !!! I'm so glad Edmund didn't ask for French Fries ! They originated in America and are not made up of French people. (SHOCK,HORROR)!!!!!!
Enough of this nonsence.
I'm off to get some Fish Fingers, I have my sharp knife I just need to find a fish with fingers.
:-) There's never a witch around when you need one.
Peter wrote: "TURKISH DELIGHT ORIGINATED IN THE COUNTRY OF TURKEY.that is all it means !!! I'm so glad Edmund didn't ask for French Fries ! They originated in America and are not made up of French people. (SHO..."
Hahahahahah......that's what everyone here needs to understand ...
Nicole wrote: "idk wht turkish delight evn is"Look back to msg#53 on this thread.
turkey delight DOSE NOT HAVE REAL TURKEY IN IT
ϮAʛʛⅇℛʊℵʛ {Better Dig Two} wrote: "Well, I think her magic works on desire. Because Edmund knew specifically what he wanted, I think it allowed her magic to be able to produce it. Plus, he couldn't stop desiring the enchanted Turkis..."wow, that is a great insight!!!! i just got knocked over!!!!
Elisabeth wrote: "The witch had been to our world, if only briefly. But I think Taggerung is right that her magic worked on desires. :)I wonder if Lewis even thought about that when he wrote it...?"
c.s. lewis thought about everything when he wrote it. His books are based on the bible. there are all sorts of great hidden messages in his books, you just have to find them...
I still can't get over the amount of comments stating the Turkish Delight isn't made of out of turkeys - as though the original poster even thought that! Sitting here laughing to myself now as I hear the derision in some of the responses. Ironic really.
A Blessed Christmas to you all. You wacky, wacky people. Yes wacky but beautiful.and may you all receive some Turkey free, Turkish delight in your Christmas stocking.
I will be celebrating the Christ-mas Holy days,
My neighbour celebrates the Consumas Holidays.
what do you celebrate?
Merry Christmas to all, from the land down under.
I think now everyone should stop commenting. And for the LAST TIME,Turkish delight is just NOT MADE OF TURKEY,and that's it....
Peter wrote: "TURKISH DELIGHT ORIGINATED IN THE COUNTRY OF TURKEY.that is all it means !!! I'm so glad Edmund didn't ask for French Fries ! They originated in America and are not made up of French people. (SHO..."
Haha...like you're thinking.
They used magic, Silly. That should be enough of an explanation and the fiction for 12 years olds. If you get suspicious like that a lot, consider science and nonfiction.
Well, it looks like "divinity" to us Americans. And the White Witch certainly flattered herself about that! If you understand Lewis's allusion.
TURKISH DELIGHT IS A DESSERT, A SWEET.does not include turkey, noob....
Read the original question, and note the capital 'T', denoting a country, and not a sweet delicacy. Then perhaps you will retract your 'noob'.
Alana wrote: "If we're going to pick on Turkish Delight, we have to ask the question of why they even speak English in Narnia. Why not Narnian? Why does the she-beaver have a sewing machine? etc...."One could equally ask why do Medieval Europeans have American accents in Hollywood movies, and why did Danish Beowulf and and King of Sparta have Scottish accents? Because they were played by Gerard Butler of course....
I think the point about the witch's magic is the best explanation- she could make whatever Edmund wanted appear, and cannot the offer of giving a person whatever they want be the greatest temptation?
lol. I love how of all the questions you could have asked of this fantasy/christian allegorical series that you chose the 'turkish delight' question.
I'm just glad that Lewis was a British author who lived some years ago. That way the Turkish Delight was served up in a large box with a ribbon tied around it, (very classic). If the story were modern and American, Edmund might have been eating Chips Ahoy off a Dixie paper plate!
This would have ruined the story. :)
This would have ruined the story. :)
There was turkish delight in narnia because the witch's powers ranged from any world, so it could have been any thing but Edmend happend to like turkish delight!!!! <3 ;D
Elise wrote: "There was turkish delight in narnia because the witch's powers ranged from any world, so it could have been any thing but Edmend happend to like turkish delight!!!! <3 ;D"Fortunately Elise, with the film version the way you described almost but didn't happen! When the producers were seeking film rights to the series, one film company wanted to modernize and make the setting American.
Though I am American myself I am so glad this version of Lion the Witch, the Wardrobe didn't happen.
Picture this: The first setting was going to take place during an earthquake (replacing the Blitzkrieg) and the Turkish Delight in Narnia? That was going to be turned into a hot-dog!
Thank goodness Andrew Adamson longed for a faithful adaptation!
Its been 20 years since I read this but I think the evil chick in Narnia (the winter witch or whatever) isa symbol of Polly Nichols who may have been acting out
the Freyja archetype when she was murdered (probably by
Prince Albert Victor).Some think the whores of Whitechapel were forced into it.Turkish delights is maybe a symbol of Saint Nicholas the saint from Persia which is now Turkey.Mac Nichol or Nicholson is a intermarriage or mating of royal O Niel with Ericksson.See the Icelandic sagas.
I think C.S. Lewis was a christian and his books are a subtle protest aganist paganism.Tolkien started out pagan but converted to Roman Catholicism.
There is no turkey in turkish delight........DUH
Before I post my answer, I must say this. That is one of the dumbest questions I have ever read. Now onto my answer. Turkish Delight is a type of sweet.
Look up Turkish delight . . . it's not what you think it is.
Tyrean wrote: "Look up Turkish delight . . . it's not what you think it is."Look back to msg #52 on this thread. http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/9...
I thought this was a joke question.
Goddess wrote: "I thought this was a joke question."I thought the same as you!
Victoria wrote: "Its been 20 years since I read this but I think the evil chick in Narnia (the winter witch or whatever) is
a symbol of Polly Nichols who may have been acting out
the Freyja archetype when she was murdered (probably by
Prince Albert Victor).Some think the whores of Whitechapel were forced into it.Turkish delights is maybe a symbol of Saint Nicholas the saint from Persia which is now Turkey.Mac Nichol or Nicholson is a intermarriage or mating of royal O Niel with Ericksson.See the Icelandic sagas. "
With all due respect ma'am, I think you're seriously over analyzing the book. There comes a point when you just need to sit back and enjoy the book for what it is, a great story.
a symbol of Polly Nichols who may have been acting out
the Freyja archetype when she was murdered (probably by
Prince Albert Victor).Some think the whores of Whitechapel were forced into it.Turkish delights is maybe a symbol of Saint Nicholas the saint from Persia which is now Turkey.Mac Nichol or Nicholson is a intermarriage or mating of royal O Niel with Ericksson.See the Icelandic sagas. "
With all due respect ma'am, I think you're seriously over analyzing the book. There comes a point when you just need to sit back and enjoy the book for what it is, a great story.
^^^ love that comment. Sometimes correlations are just chance and not what the writer intended!
Has anybody else tasted real Turkish Delight and found it highly disappointing? I went to London a few years back and was really excited to try it... (I have no idea what I expected) but a sugary dough covering a sticky, hard to chew, stiff jelly was a major let-down after all the hype by Lewis.
omg I totally thought that was Catherine. Pay attention, Cath! A young grasshopper right here...
Lewis was narrating. He saw what the White Witch conjured for Edmund, and called it Turkish Delight. The White Witch didn't say, "Here you go, little boy. Some nice Turkish Delight for you." No, she just conjured up a treat that happened to be Turkish Delight. That's one explanation. :)
S.C. wrote: "Has anybody else tasted real Turkish Delight and found it highly disappointing? I went to London a few years back and was really excited to try it... (I have no idea what I expected) but a sugary dough covering a sticky, hard to chew, stiff jelly was a major let-down after all the hype by Lewis. "
Yeah, I tasted Turkish Delight a few years ago and it really isn't that good. :P
Yeah, I tasted Turkish Delight a few years ago and it really isn't that good. :P
Oh my god! This hasn't ended yet!!An advice for the person who started the discussion:Taste Turkish Delight for yourself and see if you taste any turkey in it...
S.C. wrote: "Has anybody else tasted real Turkish Delight and found it highly disappointing? I went to London a few years back and was really excited to try it... (I have no idea what I expected) but a sugary d..."You have not tried 'real' turkish delight'...mmm, it is gooey and meltingly delicious.
Lewis incorporated some Turkish elements into the series. For example, Aslan is lion in Turkish. Perhaps he was interested in Turkish culture. But Tumnus gave Lucy buttered toast and other British foods to eat, so I think Lewis was trying to make Narnia seem exotic but familiar at the same time.
Hi Gabriel,This is certainly a good post that you've started, i cant stop laughing.....i see all sorts of comments from Turkey (both the country and the Bird) and the recipe as well..no hard feelings fellow commenter(s)
The paradox comment was Superb!
Well, now to reply to your question, which really fills me with laughter, i have to ask you inturn a question,.... of whose milk did Mr. Tumnus made the tea, as there are no cows/goats or domestic animal whose milk humans normally consume...i must ask Lucy how was the taste of that tea...although the first impression of a dry neat cave in snow with cakes and tea seemed to me a fantastic idea.
What do you have to say on that :P
The best we can do is:
To find a way somehow, to rewind the story, and get the Witch interrogated on this, and Mr. Tumnus, if you allow, on the Tea. What say ?
First and foremost, the means she used in order to give Edmund's request was by magic. Hence, the perception of such food is also magic. It is by Edmund's desire as to how the witch was able to provide the Turkish delight in the story.Moreover, this is a children's book. The very existence of Narnia is fiction and so you just have to deal with the other fictional happenings that happen within the story.
There isn't any turkey in Turkish delight.lol. It's more of a gelatin with powdered sugar, rose water, nuts, etc.
you people make me laugh i have the answer to the wuestion...quite simple in fact:the turkey hot there trhough the wardrobe know that propose a question too,
why did the turkey cross the wardrobe?
could it be to get to the other side???
jajajajaja
Ummm Well Turkish Delight is not made out of turkey it's like a pastry so.......
Oh my goodness!! If you read the 4th comment down... you'll understand!! Well... there's your answer!!
I think that the point of the Turkish Delights being mentioned was to represent Edmund's weakness and temptations.
True but it is the White Witch she can do mostly anything and that includes dying.
Edward LOVED Turkish delight and the queen used magic to conjure up what Edwards heart desired in order to contol him. It is only a story at the end of the day and the author had artistic licence to say what he wanted.
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