How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Page)
Quote #4
But what really made Jill open her eyes and mouth as wide as they would go, was the people themselves. If "people" was the right word. For only about one in every five was human. The rest were things you never saw in our world. Fauns, satyrs, centaurs: Jill could give a name to these for she had seen pictures of them. Dwarfs too. And there were a lot of animals she knew as well; bears, badgers, moles, leopards, mice, and various birds. But then they were so very different from the animals which one called by the same names in England. (3.35)
In fantasy stories, it can be difficult for the author to describe the wonderfulness of other worlds and the people in them. One way to do this is to say how much you can't describe it. So while Lewis can kind of tell us what Jill is seeing—we all understand mythical creatures and animals—there is still an element of difference that's so big he can't make the leap. The creatures being "so very different" makes this a truly exotic destination.
Quote #5
"Long, long ago, at the very beginning, a White Witch came out of the North and bound our land in snow and ice for a hundred years. And we think this may be some of the same crew." (4.61)
Even in Narnia, there is a sense of otherness, and it's not always a good and exciting thing. In this case, the witches are considered evil outsiders who never mean any good to them.
Quote #6
She filled a giant foot-bath with hot water and helped Jill get into it. If you can swim (as Jill could) a giant bath is a lovely thing. And giant towels, though a bit rough and coarse, are lovely too, because there are acres of them. In fact you don't need to dry at all, you just roll about on them in front of the fire and enjoy yourself. (8.114)
When you find yourself in a totally different world, sometimes the best thing to do is simply enjoy yourself. Though the House of Harfang turns out to be a very unpleasant place, Jill finds pleasure in the difference between being a giant and being herself.