Allusions In The Chronicles Of Narnia

C. S. Lewis was a brilliant author known for his fictional novels as well as his Christian apologetics works. Religion was a large part of his life, and he utilized such themes throughout his fiction books. The first book in The Chronicles of Narnia series, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, exemplifies such overlap. Lewis inserted fundamental Christian themes into this novel, allowing his religion to influence his work.

While attending Oxford University, C.S. Lewis went from being an atheist to a renowned Christian. Lewis touched a vast audience with his numerous books (around thirty or more) including The Screwtape Letters, Mere Christianity, and The Four Loves. He brought fantasy and entertainment into his writing along with slight to thunderous bits of theology woven through his stories and books. This made Lewis one of the most influential Christian writers of the 20th century.

In the book The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, many things are similar to the Bible. Many of the characters in the book are used represent characters from the Bible. In C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, the story of Christianity is paralleled using the characters in the book.

Throughout the history of mankind, few books have been as successful or lasted as long as the Bible. In fact, the Bible has been the best-selling book since mankind could write, printing over five billion copies throughout history(Guinness World Records). In addition, there have been reflections, translations, and even fiction novels that imitate the great book. One of those fiction novels is called The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, written by Clive Staples Lewis. In the fantasy The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Clive Staples Lewis uses the symbol of the stone table, the character archetype of the villain, and the character archetype of the hero to convey and compare the similarities of Christianity in his novel.

To articulate my theological view of scripture, I will address Scripture as broken yet beautiful, then express how I read and interpret sacred texts, given the need to understand the author’s intent, the historical context, and a Christocentric hermeneutic. This will be followed by the aim of reading scripture, which is not simply for orthodox doctrine, but for right living. Although Scripture is primary, it is not the only way God speaks to humanity, thus I will address the Spirit, tradition, creation, and experience as other sources of insight. Despite this integrated approach to scripture and theology, it is not foolproof or necessarily correct. Therefore, I will end this section with a discussion of knowledge and how we understand truth, grounded in the epistemological paradigm of practical

C.S Lewis is a very popular author who has written the Narnia books and also many other. These books are loved by many and also very much appreciated by others. He is able to suck a reader into the book they pick up and leave them wanting more. The settings, the dialogue, and the characters in the novel are very well developed. He has written many books, and does this in every book of his. The Narnia books are very fun to read and will leave the reader amazed. The characters portrayed in the novel are given very life like personalities when spoken about. He will explain everything on the character up to the last scratch on them.

When famed author C.S. Lewis is asked if his novel The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is intended to be an allegory to the story of Jesus’ resurrection he denies that he ever considered it one however he cannot deny the many parallels to the story in Christian faith. Regardless of the origin of the tale in Doctor Lewis’ creative process, the book and movie adaptation was advertised and highly praised by the Christian community for its ability to be grasped by children and reach out to those that are not believers in the Christian faith. The characters and their actions are very

The audience may not even consciously make the connection to Christianity but yet they are somehow comforted by a theme that is deeply rooted in their history and beliefs. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis makes many allusions to Christianity, especially through the characters, in a non-conspicuous manner. Aslan is one of the main characters and he is a talking lion that possesses many of the same qualities and performs many of the same acts as Jesus. As lord of the entire woods, Aslan is considered the real king of Narnia. He represents Jesus because Christ is considered the “King of kings and Lord of lords” (Revelation 19:16).

This paper will focus on the theological nature of CS Lewis’ book based film, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. This will include a number of noticeable parallelisms, allusions and symbolisms found in

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: Where Christianity Comes to Life through a Fantasy Tale Have you ever dreamed of a world so much different than ours? One that is full of magic and danger and creatures beyond your wildest imagination? Discovering a whole new world found at the back of a wardrobe? Maybe if one understood how an author used his own life to write this novel, it would make more sense.

Accomplished science fiction and Fantasy author C.S. Lewis saw the defamation of the Fantasy genre beginning during the early decades of the Twentieth century. Lewis was well aware of the strengths of the genre; from his youth he had been enchanted by fantastical stories of paranormal phenomena that included Norse mythology. Upon reaching adulthood and becoming a noted member of the English faculty at Oxford College, Lewis published a science fiction trilogy dealing with the clash between science and religion and between good and evil. He followed the well-received series with the Chronicles of Narnia, seven Fantasy novels written for children bearing large motifs of Christian mythology. And along the way, he managed to defend Fantasy, science fiction, and myth from its critics in a series of explicative essays dealing with literary theory.

Written and published in 1950, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is a well-known book. Author C.S Lewis received positive feedback for the high fantasy novel. As a Christian, it’s not hard to tell this story has many connections to Christianity. Growing up I had always believed that this was just some amazingly detailed movie with every mythical creature imaginable. Although reading the book now, I’ve read between the lines and have viewed everything in a different perspective.

    C. S. Lewis, a well-known author and apologist, is best known by people of all

As, perhaps arguably, his most famous novel, from his most famous book series, The Chronicles of Narnia, there has been much debate as to his motives for the implementation of religion in his works, and even some question as to whether religion is an actual existing aspect of the work. This essay will not only outline the unmistakable presence of religious allegory, but also focus on the purpose of it being there. Thus being, that C.S Lewis uses religious allegory to effectively introduce and develop core themes of the novel in a fashion both comprehensible and relatable for a universal audience.

C.S. Lewis uses a secondary world, Narnia, to convey complex, thought-provoking messages to readers of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. This paper examines the way a selection of Narnia's key characteristics prompt debates over logic and faith, comment on the nature of spiritual and metaphysical journeys, allow readers to broaden their conception of their own capabilities, encourage new reflection on the story of Christ and help to clarify conceptions of good and evil.