Puddleglum is a fictional character in the children's fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis. Puddleglum appears in The Silver Chair, in which he is a principal character. He also appears briefly at the end of The Last Battle. Puddleglum is an uncommonly cheerful marsh-wiggle; however, as marsh-wiggles are best-known for their pessimism, he is still rather gloomy, described by other characters as a "wet blanket".

Lewis said that his gardener Fred Paxford served as a model for Puddleglum.

Contents

• 1 Name
• 2 Biographical summary
  • 2.1 Character development
  • 2.2 In The Silver Chair
• 3 Christian elements
• 4 Portrayals
• 5 Allusions/references from other works
• 6 References
• 7 Additional reading

Name

The name Puddleglum may be a typical Marsh-wiggle name, but it can also be viewed as a concatenation of "Puddle" for the wetland area where Marsh-wiggles live and "glum" which describes their outlook on life.

Biographical summary

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• Arts: Movies: Titles: C: Chronicles of Narnia, The (4)
• Kids: People and Society: Biography: Authors: Lewis, C. S. (4)

• Home School Treasures: Tales of Narnia
  hstreasures.com
  Article warning parents not to let their children read the book because it contains witchcraft, a curse, the drinking of alcoholic beverages and a Christ-like lion who can not be trusted 100%.
• The Narnia Academy
  thenarniaacademy.org
  Includes a free 20-lesson course for children and adults as well as games, art, maps, and articles on the books. Also features information on the movie.
• Factmonster: Narnia
  factmonster.com
  Special feature includes a detailed biography of the creator of Narnia.