Rowling, Neil Gaiman, and Philip Pullman are fond of this interpretation, with Gaiman writing a. The metaphor of tables and inviting others to one’s table is a powerful image, and one of the ideas I worked with in the poem. Broken Base: Theres a significant divide in the fandom of those who view Susan as being denied entry into Aslans Country for embracing 'nylons, lipstick, and invitations' as a critique of femininity. The word picture that the woman and Jesus use in the narrative involves a table, and who is worthy to eat at the table. This is remarkable because in several places Jesus tells his closest disciples, men who have been following him for years, that they don’t have enough faith. She offers a quick retort to Jesus’ comment and he tells her, “Great is your faith.” In the narrative, the woman is asking Jesus to heal her daughter and at first glance, it looks like he’s shutting her down, telling her she’s not from the house of Israel. One of the images that kept returning to me while writing this poem was the biblical narrative of a dialog between Jesus and a Canaanite woman, a woman who would be considered an outsider due to her race and … well, being a woman in that era. The poem explores that pervasive longing to find a place to belong, and the struggle of feeling like an outsider. The brief video attached at the end of this post, which I recorded in January 2022, tells the story behind a poem I wrote in October 2021, "A Seat at the Table," along with a reading of the poem.
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