The concept of an "inner ring" can be applied to basically anything. It didn't really occur to me until I read this, but it really makes sense. There are inner circles present in every thing. Everyone knows there are cliques in school, in fact that might be the most cliche way to show cliques in society imaginable. But there are those "popular" people that everyone wants to be. It might be more present in middle school than high school, especially wayzata high school since we have so many students, but its there. Everywhere in society there are circles. There are the best dressed people in the work place, there are the captains on the sports team. The people in college that get invited to the coolest parties, which is a more relevent example to what C.S. Lewis is making a point about in his address to college students.
He makes his point about this topic very clear when he comes right out and says he has something to say about the world. The thing that makes this a good address is that he gives examples and tries to relate them to the group he is talking about. He knows who he is speaking to, and is able to cater directly to them. He makes an example about the Russian army and comes right out and says that it might not be the perfect example to use for his audience. He comes right out and says to them that he doesn't think that was a great example and then tries to relate to them. Lewis makes all of his points obvious. Its the perfect way to make his speech, because its clear what he's talking about. It leaves everyone to relate to the point in their own way, like I have in the paragraph above.
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