The books don't tell us what happened to Susan. She is left alive in this world at the end, having by then turned into a rather silly, conceited young woman. But there is plenty of time for her to mend, and perhaps she will get to Aslan's country in the end--in her own way. I think that whatever she had seen in Narnia she could (if she was the sort that wanted to) persuade herself, as she grew up, that it was "all nonsense."
Letters to Children (http://yourdailycslewis.blogspot.com/2004_12_01_yourdailycslewis_archive.html), 1/22/57
I once pondered the possibility of a fanfic about Susan eventually getting to Aslan's country, "in her own way." It would have involved two children (probably a boy of six and a girl of four). As the story starts, the children (whose Daddy left home and isn't coming back) are wondering why Mummy (who always seems sad) doesn't like animals, and especially lions (even in picture books). Then they discover a toybox that turns out to be magical... but the planning for the first chapter got too depressing, and I abandoned the idea.
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The books don't tell us what happened to Susan. She is left alive in this world at the end, having by then turned into a rather silly, conceited young woman. But there is plenty of time for her to mend, and perhaps she will get to Aslan's country in the end--in her own way. I think that whatever she had seen in Narnia she could (if she was the sort that wanted to) persuade herself, as she grew up, that it was "all nonsense."
Letters to Children (http://yourdailycslewis.blogspot.com/2004_12_01_yourdailycslewis_archive.html), 1/22/57
I once pondered the possibility of a fanfic about Susan eventually getting to Aslan's country, "in her own way." It would have involved two children (probably a boy of six and a girl of four). As the story starts, the children (whose Daddy left home and isn't coming back) are wondering why Mummy (who always seems sad) doesn't like animals, and especially lions (even in picture books). Then they discover a toybox that turns out to be magical... but the planning for the first chapter got too depressing, and I abandoned the idea.