To Live or To Love: A Discussion of the Hero's Goal in the Works of Ursula K. Le Guin and C.S. Lewis

MA thesis that discusses the differing goals of "Life" and "Love" in two science fiction novels written by Ursula K. Le Guin and C.S. Lewis. The spiritual orientations of the authors (Buddhist and Christian respectively) insist upon hugely contrasting values for the heroes in these stories.