Zach Wilson--Narnia 2--Dawn Treader

Eustace is quite possibly my least favorite character out of every book I have ever read ever.  That being said, the Eustace that is at the beginning of the book is quite different from that at the end.  The character development of Eustace is quite refreshing, as in many other books the character which plays the nuisance does not undergo much change.  Eustace goes from being an annoying, condescending brat to one who states that he has fears and confronts them.  That being said, this character development mirrors the flow of the gospel of Christ into an individual's life of a similar background to Eustace.  Acceptance of the gospel or a gospel, gospel meaning 'good news,'  implies that one's life must be going less well than the good news presented.  In Eustace's life, he ignored the fact that he was afraid or startled, and often tries to bluff his way through a scenario, having absolutely no knowledge of it.  He failed to acknowledge that he had problems or that anything was less than perfect.  There in lies the problem of many individuals in their acceptance of the gospel.  They fail to acknowledge any fear they have of death, any problems or imperfections in their lives, and they are consumed with the projection of a certain image of perfection or "being fine".  This is Eustace to a tee.  He is consumed with portraying an image that is better than his cousins, on all counts, regardless of how ridiculously unknowledgeable he is in the field.  This consumes him, and he is prone to panic attacks, knee-jerk reactions, and he lacks self control.  On the other hand, the acceptance of fear allows Lucy and Edmund to plan and analyze a plan of attack against a danger.  However Eustace's blind pride pushes him to fly by the seat of his pants in many a scenario, getting lucky rather than being careful.  The Eustace at the end acknowledges that he is fearful, and after this point, he uses his identity as a dragon to help the group, rather than become his own group to showboat and self-glorify.