Midterm Research Paper Thesis Statement: The characters and events of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion‚ the Witch and the Wardrobe have symbolic similarities to events described in the Bible. In The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion‚ the Witch and the Wardrobe we discover a world of fantasy filled with the never-ending battle between good and evil. The children in the story‚ Peter‚ Susan‚ Edmund and Lucy lived in London during the war and were sent to live with a professor because of the air-raids
Premium The Chronicles of Narnia Jesus Bible
ANALYSIS OF THE LITERARY ELEMENTSINTHE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA : THE MAGICIAN’S NEPHEWBY C.S. LEWIS | Date of Submission : | 6 September 2011 | Point of View In The Magician’s Nephew‚ Lewis writes in a third person omniscient perspective or third person limited omniscient. The narrator is not a part of the story‚ although he does address the reader at several points in the story. This narrator is privy to the thoughts and feelings of Digory and Polly‚ in particular. The reader is able to especially
Premium The Chronicles of Narnia
White Witch. The Lion‚ The Witch and the Wardrobe captured the attention of children with its use of brave heroes but also kept adults hanging on every word with its heinous villain. Mr. Tumnus said it best how Narnia has suffered since evil has taken over “ Why‚ it is she that has got Narnia under her thumb. It’s she that makes it always winter. Always winter and never Christmas; think of that!” (Lewis 19) Aslan’s return to Narnis brings the spring thaw‚ new life‚ and new hope. Wrong will
Premium The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe The Chronicles of Narnia
In the first two books‚ Aslan is a clear-cut figure. Aslan is what Jesus would be like in Narnia. He acts as a parallel and inspires fear in his enemies and love and devotion in his friends. He makes the four children high kings and queens‚ and banishes evil from his kingdom. It is like a fairy tale. He undergoes development through the sequence of seven books though‚ becoming more distanced and formal. In The Voyage of the Dawn Treader‚ Aslan seems more distant; he appears in other forms‚ such as
Premium The Chronicles of Narnia The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
In the discourse on Susan’s controversial absence from Narnia in The Last Battle‚ the focus is often C.S. Lewis’ statement through Jill that Susan has become interested in nothing “except nylons and lipstick and invitations” (Lewis 169)‚ taken as evidence that Susan was rejected because she came into her femininity and sexuality. In fact‚ a better analysis of this scene would begin with the analogy Lewis presents in his sermon‚ The Weight of Glory: “We are half-hearted creatures‚ fooling about with
Premium The Chronicles of Narnia
characters can undergo changes which affect them as well as those around them. An example of this can be seen in The Lion‚ the Witch‚ and the Wardrobe‚ by C.S Lewis. The character of Edmund goes through a character transformation as his journey through Narnia progresses. At the start of the novel Lewis shows him to be a gullible‚ selfish and an uncaring person‚ especially towards his family. Yet as the book progresses‚ Edmund changes for the better and eventually becomes selfless and compassionate towards
Premium
Lewis intended the character Aslan‚ the mighty lion that rules Narnia‚ to be a biblical allegory to Jesus Christ. All the good characters believe that Aslan will be able to fix everything that the White Witch has caused‚ like the eternal Winter. Instead of using his magic and defeating the White Witch then and there
Premium The Lion The Chronicles of Narnia Jesus
Book Review: The Magician’s Nephew This is a book review on‚ ‘The Magician’s Nephew‚’ which is the first book in the series of‚ ‘The Chronicles of Narnia‚’ and is written by Clive Staples Lewis. This story takes place in London where two small kids named Digory and Polly are normally playing and enter into the room of Digory’s evil Uncle Andrew. Uncle Andrew tricked and sent Digory and Polly to the
Premium The Chronicles of Narnia C. S. Lewis
Witch‚ a Lion‚ and a Wardrobe leading into the mysterious land of Narnia. In the beginning of the book the children‚ who are sent to live with a professor in the English countryside (because of air-raids in London) stumble upon Narnia when hiding a wardrobe in the Professor’s house. When in Narnia they learn of the White Witch and her treachery and help Aslan the lion regain control over Narnia and become the Queens and Kings of Narnia. The allegory of “The Lion‚ The Witch‚ and The Wardrobe” is about
Premium The Chronicles of Narnia William Shakespeare Macbeth
The central concept of the film Narnia is all about sacrifice and the beliefs that Jesus bestowed upon many during his lifetime. The act of sacrifice is a gift to God to ask him to forgive sins; or to thank him for something. Jesus gave himself to die as a sacrifice for our sins. In the film Aslan (portrayal of Jesus) sacrifice’s his life to the white witch to relieve Edmund (son of Adam) of his sins. “Good is that which improves the community. Evil is that which weakens the community” Community;
Premium South Africa The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe The Chronicles of Narnia