Very obviously, this story is about beauty; Both inward and outward. Throughout the course of the story, we are reminded that the external face is affected by the internal face of an individual. Very constantly, the tragedy comes that beauty aesthetically is something easily corruptible. At the end of the day, Orual is the most beautiful person in the story, despite being physically unattractive, primarily because she recognizes that the face of her soul is the true face of beauty.
It is at this point, whether we neglect or embrace the soul, that we are given a face by the powers that be. Whether this power is a god or the greater moral good is something that is up to interpretation. Obviously, Lewis is implying here that it is god who designates the face of the soul.
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