Talk:Human

Does Plato really fit in here? This is more a list of human Characters in the CoN, does Plato have a place when he is a person outside of the CoN? ReepI 22:11, May 17, 2010 (UTC)


 * He was mentioned by Digory in The Last Battle, so I would say that technically this makes Plato a character. Tra 10:53, May 19, 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, "technically" a Character is, "an agent in a work of art, including literature, drama, cinema, opera, etc.", which means, someone who is capable of doing an action. Plato doesn't ever do anything, nor are his actions changing the outcome of any event in the CoN. Besides, he is only ever mentioned twice (and in the same sentence, that is). ReepI 11:04, May 19, 2010 (UTC)
 * He's certainly very minor; he has a small effect on the mood of the others by providing material for a joke by Digory. He also allows the others to understand the situation more clearly. Without him, Digory would not have been able to clarify the concept of copies of worlds to the others, so they would have been more confused. Plato is definitely not an important character but he does exist in the universe created by C.S. Lewis.


 * There are other characters mentioned in the list that are only ever mentioned and don't really affect the storyline (e.g. most of the Caspians). Maybe it would be better to sort the list into, say, people from Earth, Kings/Queens, Calormenes etc. Tra 16:13, May 19, 2010 (UTC)
 * True enough, actually that's a good idea, as it is it's just a big list of names, sorting them in some way certainly would be an improvement in regards of readability. ReepI 18:39, May 19, 2010 (UTC)
 * True enough, actually that's a good idea, as it is it's just a big list of names, sorting them in some way certainly would be an improvement in regards of readability. ReepI 18:39, May 19, 2010 (UTC)