Whole-brain Post

By Dana Lambert

     For my C.S. Lewis class we were assigned a group project where we had to choose one of Lewis's books to read and then present it to the class through a skit. My group chose to read Reflections on the Psalms. The main message of the book that we chose to focus on was judgment. Through his writing Lewis reminds us that while some people may seem to be in the wrong based on their actions, God continues to judge us based on our treatment of other people despite their actions. 

     Our skit began with a thief stealing books from someone. The next scene was the resulting court trial in which God is the judge and the thief is let go, while a camera crew walks in to reveal that the character who initially appears to be the Plaintiff is being "pranked" and is really the Defense. This project was mostly right-brain oriented. The plot twist, as well and humor infused throughout the skit, helped to make our presentation more engaging, and we had a lot of fun inventing a wide variety of characters. While were creative in our way of communicating Lewis's message, however, we failed to explain Lewis's logic and reasoning behind his argument. This could have been improved by our reading of a quick follow-up analysis of Lewis's though process, describing the main points he made to arrive at his conclusion on the definition of judgement. By adding this left-brain element to the project, we gain a better understanding of Lewis's argument in the context of his viewpoint.