Nutty Career

"The homemaker has the ultimate career.

All other careers exist for one purpose only-

and that is to support the ultimate career."-C.S. Lewis

C.S. Lewis was not only a famous scholar, novelist, and Christian advocate of the Twentieth Century, but also a brave war hero and adventurist. Lewis fought courageously in World War I, battling at the front lines in France during the Battle of Arras. Lewis was injured during the Great War and in December of 1918 was released with honorable discharge. Just like any war veteran, he was eager to return home. Lewis focused on continue his studies in Great Britain. Lewis obtained a scholarly position at Magdalen College, Oxford after he completed his studies where he focused on literary analysis. Soon after, he went to teach at Cambridge University where he became the first Professor of Medieval and Renaissance English. Lewis then went into his passion of writing fiction literature. Soon after his second awakening to the Christian religion, Lewis began writing a number of books influenced by his faith and beliefs in Christianity.

New World Encyclopedia: C.S.Lewis. 2010. WEB. 2 April 2010 http://newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/C.S._Lewis#the_war

Good reads: C.S. Lewis:2= 2005. WEB. 2 April 2010. http://www.goodreads.com/qoutes/show/20606