Oh, thank you so much for this essay. I just read the Narnia books this summer, and was very disappointed in The Last Battle when Susan was no longer a Friend, because she had been one of my favorite characters. But I had always been baffled by the claims that she was "excluded because she discovered sex", not only because it didn't read that way to me, but it just didn't seem to fit with the tone. I hadn't taken the time to really sit and think about it though, so it's nice to see such a well reasoned essay.

Good luck with your new child, what an exciting time, and you still took the time to write this essay!