CS Lewis
School and College
As Lewis' father became involved with the Home Rule debate and politics, he sent his son away from his beloved Little Lea to a boarding school in England. A homesick Lewis attended a succession of boys-only public schools, where he was bullied. He dubbed one school 'a concentration camp' and hated all of them. His experiences are reflected in his writing - several of his characters experience bullying.
'The bare brick passages echoed to the continual trap of feet, punctuated with wild cat calls, scrimmages, gusty laughter. I was always 'moving on' or 'hanging about'. It was like living permanently in a large railway station.'
CS Lewis
His schooling turned Lewis against accepted rules and regulations. He began to turn his back on religion, declaring that God was just a myth. He was angry with his father for sending him away to school and God for not taking care of his mother.
