Festival of Faith and Writing: Philia in Narnia

Rather than going to class on Friday, since it was cancelled, i went to a Festival of Faith and Writing session about C.S. Lewis. the speaker talked about "The Four Loves" and Narnia. He made it seem, and quite accurately, that Narnia was to some extent Lewis' way of demonstrating the ideas he writes about in his books, such as "The Four Loves," specifically Philia. The speaker gave examples of Philia in Narnia to prove his point. he mentioned Lucy and Tumnus, Aravis and Shasta, Caspian and Cornelius, and Polly and Digory. All four pairs had very different relationships (Lucy and Tumnus met and were very good friends, Aravis and Shasta fought about everything but ended up marrying, Caspian and Cornelius were Tutor and Pupil, and Polly and Digory were very good friends that never married), and all four are described somewhat in Lewis' chapter. If I recall correctly, Lewis says that men and women (boys and girls) can't be friends without some kind of romantic attachment, yes? He therefore proves himself very wrong with Polly and Digory.