Internet is like a Narnia for our times

THE internet is a complex place. According to parents, it’s full of evil monsters, but according to teens it’s a key to the outside world.

I always think of the internet as Narnia: on the outside it’s a wardrobe, but inside … it’s a whole other world. Everyday we hear on the news how the internet is used in negative ways, but what about all the positives?

When I first used the internet, I was like someone lost in a forest. If I heard a noise, I stuttered and shouted ‘WHAT?! WHO?! WHERE?!’ I was like a monkey with a guitar — pretty useless.

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