The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is the first of several novels in the C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia. These books tell stories of another universe that is called Narnia. Here there are many unearthly things from talking animals and evil witches. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is the story of four young siblings who discover this new world by entering a wardrobe. Little did they know, they were destined to become the new royalty of Narnia but only after going through many battles.
Through the use of Christian symbolism, conflicts, and imagery, C. S. Lewis implements his religious background into his literary works. Within The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, C. S. Lewis creates a question in the reader's mind on whether or not the story was meant to symbolize a Christian allegory. Throughout the story, Lewis utilizes the use of symbolism through his characters, their actions, and the places they travel. All of the main characters in the novel symbolize something within
The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe By C.S. Lewis The four childeren, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy had to stay at the home of a professor in the time of the second world war. Because there was not much to do and it rained a lot, the children decided to look around the house. They came across a room that had nothing in it, but a big wardrobe. Peter, Susan and Edmund found nothing interesting, and left the room. But Lucy opened the wardrobe, and looked inside. There were many coats in it. She left
In the C.S. Lewis classic, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Mr. Beaver was describing Aslan to the Pevensie children; Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy. Mr. Beaver said “I tell you he is the King of the wood and the son of the great Emperor-beyond-the Sea. Don’t you know who is the King of Beasts? Aslan is a lion—the lion.” Then Susan stated she would be nervous meeting a lion. Mrs. Beaver said, “if there’s anyone who can appear before Aslan without their knees knocking, they’re either braver
the White Witch. Peter is fair and just. Even though he is a little bit of a control freak, he always does the right thing. Susan is beautiful and gentle. There is more to her than meets the eye. Edmund is stubborn and does not like to be told what to do. Even though he betrays his siblings and follows the White Witch. he does what is right in the end. Lucy is very kind and faithful. She believes in Narnia even when no one else does. She always does what is right. The White Witch is nothing
There is a lingering theme throughout the entire Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe novel by C.S. Lewis and the similar Narnia movie, it’s a “behind the scenes” type of transformation. Maturity backed with individualistic idealism could be considered a main theme in most movies, but what makes Narnia idiosyncratic comparatively? Three disquisition modeling points include character maturity, common sense, and strongly improved qualities which will be elaborated on throughout
themes and character development, it will be obvious that the Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe communicates the Christian worldview. To give a pith, Aslan is the representation of Jesus shown in two aspects. Similarly to Jesus, Aslan is the representation of justice and law in the land, and he also died and rose again. The protagonist is Aslan and the antagonist is the White Witch. The elements of story are as followed: theme, hero, hero’s goal, adversary, apparent defeat
C.S. Lewis: The Chronicles of Narnia The Chronicles of Narnia The Lion Witch and Wardrobe, a powerful and moving story a novel full of relations from the bible. A group of children, Peter, Susan, Lucy, and Edmund travel to a magical place. Where a war is taking place against light and dark, good vs evil. In the real world there is also a war going on as well. The kids must save the world of Narnia by conjuring the white witch. With allusions to Jesus and the devil the book draws close relations to
intentionally placed the idea with in his famous books The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe as well as some of his other works (162). It looks as though the book was written in a way to provide an explanation for such love he discovered a few years before. In order to thoroughly get his point of forgiveness across he felt he needed to develop a plot in which there was some elements of atonement within it. In The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Lewis has the character Edmund sin and in order to be
In both, C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Karen Levin’s Hana’s Suitcase: A True Story, the authors use symbolic objects to make the story interesting and appealing to young readers and help them relate to it better. While in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the author focuses on the wardrobe and the lamppost as symbols of entry and exit that
The book titled The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe is about four children who are sent to live in the countryside of England during World War II. While exploring the house the youngest child Lucy finds a giant wardrobe. When she steps inside she finds that she is in a different world completely. She meets a faun named Tumnus who invites her for tea and tells her about the white witch. She finds out that the white witch has enchanted Narnia so that it is always winter. When Lucy returns she tells
Throughout The Lion, the Witch, and The Wardrobe many symbolisms are expressed. It shows many times through the expression of the battle between good and evil as well as the sacrificial notion of Aslan when he died to save the life of Edmund. Aslan in the book is a God like figure represented by a lion,” "That's Jesus, Mama!" shouted my cousin's exuberant daughter, Claire. Her mother was reading to her not from the gospels, but from the climactic scene of The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, where a
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a book that I read in last summer. I like this book because I like this type of books. I can call this book as an adventurous book. In this book, every scene makes me very excited. The words and the sentences in the book can make me really feel like I am one of the characters and experience what they are experiencing. I am sure that everyone in their childhood had thought of a dream world or a place where is full of magic will come true in their life. In this
Christianity in “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” C.S. Lewis has focused on religious writing and uses his fairy tales to teach his lessons. C.S. Lewis created a story of a fictional world called Narnia that was inside of a wardrobe. There were four siblings, Edmund, Peter, Susan, and Lucy. Lucy was the one who discovered this magical place, but once she told the rest nobody believed her, Edmund even made fun of her for having such a ridiculous thought. While exploring their new house they
Christian friends by a fire” (Quotable 223)? Without the events that led C.S. Lewis to this mindset, his famed novels would probably be nonexistent. The various aspects of Lewis’s life inspiring his works are especially prominent in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, an installment in his series The Chronicles of Narnia. These occurrences allowed Lewis to learn, mature, and grow as a person. Additionally, Lewis was able to draw from these experiences as vast inspiration for unique ideas and themes
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe C.S. Lewis created a story of a fictional world called Narnia that was inside of a wardrobe. There were four siblings who found this world, once inside they saw numerous creatures like witches and centaurs that were symbols for something bigger. C. S. Lewis uses Christian symbolism in The Lion Witch and the Wardrobe through the characters of Aslan, Edmund, and the White Witch. “Not only was resurrected from death, but gives life back to the witch’s statues;
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe was one book out of a collection that reveals The Chronicles of Narnia. It was written by Clive Staples Lewis, better known as Jack Lewis. In this story, Lewis uses his characters to address several key points of interest such as: betrayal, forgiveness, and pride. Lewis uses these key points to reflect on Christian themes. This essay will compare "Deep and Deeper Magic from the Dawn of Time", the significance of the cracking of the Stone Table, and the role playing
Published in 47 foreign languages, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is well known all around the world for its excellence. The novel was written by C.S. Lewis who is best known for his christian based writing and science fiction novels. C.S. Lewis’ first book of his series Chronicles of Narnia thrived. Having the novel published in 1950, it was awarded Time Magazine “All-Time 100 novels.” It was also listed as number nine on the BBC's survey of “The Big Read.” The novel was also turned into
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, C. S. Lewis (1950) attempts to define the idea of faith to his readers through the voice of reason by the professor. In the story, the professor offers advice to a doubtful Peter and Susan about Lucy’s encounter with Narnia. Through the professor’s conversation, Lewis conveys the idea of faith in an intangible idea; and therefore, Lewis provides a base to which faith can be further applied to the concept of God. The example of faith mentioned in The Lion, The
the novel good and evil is a way of life in Narnia. In The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis uses the characterization of the White Witch as Satan and Aslan as Christ in order to convey the opposing forces of good and evil in the Christian religion. In the novel, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe author C.S. Lewis describes the White Witch as the evil force in Narnia; if the novel is a Christian allegory then the White Witch represents cruelty and malevolence. She tends to keep Narnia