I have always puzzled that Lucy should have been exiled from Narnia so soon. The timing of Peter and Susan's last visit to Narnia made sense to me because of their apparent lack of faith - or lack of readiness of faith - in Aslan. In Prince Caspian, both completely disregard Lucy's sighting of Aslan. This disregard seemed to me to be a product of two things. First, a lack of faith on their part. Secondly, a reluctance to believe Lucy due to personal pride and a desire for self-reliance. Thus, it only makes sense that they are "too old" to return to Narnia.
At the end of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, both Lucy and Edmund are told they will not be returning to Narnia as they know it. I can understand this being the case for Edmund. In my opinion, however, there was not enough in a change of Lucy for her to have to leave. She is always the first to look to Aslan for help; she never hesitates to do so. Furthermore, Aslan visibly shows himself to Lucy more than any other character. While Lucy does show a momentary bout of vanity I hardly think this is grounds for saying one has become "too old" to return to Narnia.
I suppose it was more convenient that the Pevensy children should be exiled in pairs. Still, Lucy has always seemed to maintain a sort of unquestioning faith and goodness about her throughout the series whereas the other children do go through significant changes that would indeed make them "too old" to return.
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