Susan Pevensie opinion on Susan's place in the Narnia books. Since the publication of Gaiman's story, "the problem of Susan" has become used more widely as a catchphrase for the literary and feminist investigation into Susan's treatment. Authors J. K. Rowling and Philip Pullman, both of whom were influenced by Lewis, have also commented on the issue: Susan Pevensie Susan Pevensie is a fictional character in C. S. Lewis's "The Chronicles of Narnia" series. Susan is the elder sister and the second eldest Pevensie child. She appears in three of the seven books—as a child in "The Lion, the Witch and the
The Chronicles of Narnia Its long hallways and empty rooms inspired Lewis and his brother to invent make-believe worlds whilst exploring their home, an activity reflected in Lucy's discovery of Narnia in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe". Like Caspian and Rilian, Lewis lost his mother at an early age, spending much of his youth in English boarding schools similar to those attended by the Pevensie children, Eustace Scrubb, and Jill Pole. During World War II many children were evacuated from London and other urban areas because of German air raids. Some of these children, including one named Lucy (Lewis's goddaughter) stayed with