Airheads, Blow Pops, Jelly Beans, Starbursts, Sweet Tarts, Nerds, Gobstoppers, etc, etc, etc. Thus we come to the interesting fact that we generally define "guilty pleasure" as something that we enjoy doing, but something that does not really qualify as an addition-but it could if taken to the next level.įor instance, one of my guilty pleasures is sugar-filled candy. Watching 12 hours a day would be an entirely different story.
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For instance, watching an hour of TV a day wouldn't be considered a guilty pleasure or a risky behavior by virtually anyone. Rather, there are a whole lot of things out there that aren't really guilty pleasures when used appropriately. You name it-drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, social media, porn, Candy Crush, television-basically anything that you can get addicted to (and no, not all of these are created equal by any means). In a world where there are a ton of truly guilty pleasures out there, it's easy to find an escape in one of them. (This is, of course, a term most commonly associated with drugs.) Heck, Turkish Delight is so much of a metaphor that it even comes with tolerance-the idea that the more of X guilty pleasure a person has, the more of X guilty pleasure a person wants. It's simultaneously a bribe, a temptation, and a guilty pleasure-and I think that deep down, Edmund probably knows this-he just won't admit it to himself. Today's reflection topic should be obvious-it's guilty pleasures! Turkish Delight is obviously a metaphor in this chapter. Lucy and Edmund go back through the wardrobe, and Lucy is excited that her adventure is now being shared. Edmund is nervous about what Lucy says, but he mostly just wants more Turkish Delight. Lucy mentions the White Witch-whom everyone in Narnia fears and hates. The Queen tells Edmund that he will get more Turkish Delight and become a Prince of Narnia if he brings his siblings to her, and she gives him directions to her home.Īs the White Witch drives away, Lucy emerges from the woods. He also reveals that he has two sisters and one brother (this is very significant to the Queen). While eating the Turkish Delight, Edmund reveals that his sister Lucy has already been in Narnia and met with a Faun.
The Queen asks Edmund to sit next to her, and she makes him a hot drink and some (enchanted) Turkish Delight. This chapter opens with Edmund revealing to the Queen (the White Witch) that he is a human, and has come into Narnia through a wardrobe.
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