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I think the theme is that curiosity can lead to adventure, which is obvious throughout the whole book, and adventure can lead to boredom afterwards. This is obvious when it is stated in page 149 that when Ransom got back on Earth it says "He felt very little interest".
The protagonist is known as Dr. Ransom. He was a philologist with great curiosity and plenty of excitement. The two other main characters are Devine and Weston. Devine is an old friend of Ransom. He is very energetic, quirky, and happy. Weston is a very shady character. He is mysterious, wise, and calm with the ability to confuse you. The antagonist is Oyarsa, the ruler of Malacandra. Oyarsa is strange, wise, confusing, and hard to clarify. He has a confusing history backed up with practically being a god.
The setting changed because the main characters are in space. They start off at Earth when Ransom is going home and runs into Devine and Weston. They send him to a planet called Malacandra, an inhabited planet away from the solar system. It is a lot like Earth except calmer and more beautiful. Ransom goes to a village of the planets inhabitants, does the conflict, and goes back to Earth. The setting, Malacandra, creates the climax and shows you how other planets can live like. We can say that this is realistic because we don't know about other planets and if they have life or not.
There is more than one conflict in this book. Dr. Ransom is sent into space because of Devine and Weston, and ends up on Malacandra. He is sucked into an issue on that planet when he finds the "hrossas" village that he has to fix before going back home. The main conflict is tied up to the hrossas being ruled by Oyarsa, whom which Ransom has a few questions about. He then saw Weston and Devine as prisoners of Oyarsa. Ransom, however, managed to get Oyarsa to let them and him go back to Earth as they were given a choice. Once he gets home, the Earth feels duller to him. The conflict is a lot like when little kids have questions and won't leave you alone until they get answers. The importance is that it shows a lot about human nature. Ransom gets sidetracked which leads him to more problems than before.
The book was made during WWII, which probably led to adding more emotion. It is the first volume of Lewis's space trilogy, created some of his best characters, and is loved by adults as kids love his Narnia series.
"You are guilty of no evil, Ransom of Thulcandra, except a little fearfulness. For that, the journey you go on is your pain, and perhaps your cure: for you must be either mad or brave before it has ended." p.142. This quote shows the up most importance of how most protagonists feel after their first journey. This is important because you have to remember; this is the first volume of a trilogy. This means before the 2nd and 3rd book, careful readers of the 20th century can figure out that there is more to the story. It also shows how Ransom may have changed thanks to his journey.
C.S. Lewis was a very intelligent and influential writer of his time. He lived from 1898 to 1963, and has written many books such as: The Chronicles of Narnia, All My Road Before Me, The Discarded Image, Out of the Silent Planet, and many more. He has sold millions of copies and some have become movies.
I would rate this book on a scale of 1 to 5, 3.5. I liked the book, its plot, and characters, but I ended up getting confused with said plot and characters too often. If you don't read carefully you may get confused by the next page. The story was good, yet confusing. I would still recommend this book, read and recommend its trilogy.