In Out of the Silent Planet, Ransom undertook his first interplanetary voyage to Malacandra (Mars). How does this novel fit into the overall arc of the Space Trilogy? The injury on Ransom's heel also draws a parallel from the Genesis 3:15, which is a prophecy saying that the savior of the world will crush the head of the serpent (conquer death), but the serpent will strike his heel. In both the cases of Ransom and Jesus, they descended, literally or figuratively, into the depths of Hell and did battle with the forces of darkness, emerging victorious and reascending into the light. Each savior comes in an unassuming body - Ransom because he looks ridiculous to Tinidril, like a piebald creature, and Jesus because he seemed to be simply a normal human born to a normal mother (Isaiah 53:2 - "he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him"). In the same way, God sent Jesus to Earth, a planet to which he is alien (and yet fully human), in order to combat the powers of evil and darkness and provide a way to preserve the life of its rational inhabitants through grace. Maleldil sends Ransom to Perelandra, a planet to which he is alien, in order to combat the powers of evil and darkness and provide a way to preserve the life of its rational inhabitants through grace. How does Ransom's mission to Perelandra parallel Jesus's descent to Earth? We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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