Aslan tells Shasta that divine forces intervene in human life to create certain situations and open possibilities for goodness and extended life. If the divine can and does intervene benevolently in real life, why does the divine allow so much injustice, cruelty, and misfortune leading to harsh, shortened lives?

Throughout the seven Narnian books, Lewis portrays Aslan as a Christ figure. In this novel, Aslan intervenes in military actions, inflicts intentional physical pain, induces terror in innocent followers, and favors one nation over another. How can a Christian reader of The Horse and His Boy reconcile this depiction of the Christ figure with those images of the risen Christ depicting him as the Lamb of God?

How do Lewis’s depictions of the Narnians and Archenlanders differ from his depictions of the Calormenes?