Analysis Essay On C.S. Lewis's Narnia

Lewis's book, The Screwtape Letters, has shown me many challenges in which I go through in my everyday life. These challenge levels range from simple stuff that can just happen at my house to serious stuff outside in the world. One of the more simple challenges that this book provides insight to, occurs in chapter three. That chapter focuses on something as simple as making your mother upset. It goes into depth about how he can talk or act a certain way to make her upset with him. In doing this, Screwtape and Wormwood want the human to become isolated from his mom. One of the more serious challenges that is featured in the book is the continual evaluation of the Church and Christianity. The chapters dealing with these issues are chapters one, two, four, and eight. All of these chapters selected had issues or evaluations dealing with the Church or Christianity in a negative

In C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Lewis emphasizes the three points of philosophy, themes, and symbolism throughout his writing. Lewis was a strong Christian man, and wanted to make children see and understand all the stories of the Bible. Therefore, he put Christian elements through his books, but with fantasy characters as well. Especially in this story, Lewis conveys the differences between good and evil. Aslan is represented as Christ just as the White Witch represents the sense of evil. Lewis wrote several books in this Narnia series, but The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe became the most famous and recognized of his novels.

Lewis’s conversion to Christianity was the biggest influence on his literature. As stated before, Lewis was raised a Catholic by his parents, but he eventually turned his back on all of his Catholic beliefs and became an atheist. As time went on, the Holy Spirit kept on softening Lewis’s atheist heart until one day Lewis’s life would change. Lewis would turned away from atheism and turned back to God. This all started in 1929 when Lewis started acknowledging the existence of God again like his Catholic root taught him years ago. This is a big step for any atheist who is on the road of converting to Christianity. He would receive his first test of faith that same year however because that was the year his dad died. This was obviously hard for him to mourn, but he got through it by the grace of God. Lewis officially became a Christian after a long talk with fellow Christian writer J.R.R. Tolkien. Lewis helped many other writers establish a discussion group of writers called The Inklings. Lewis’s Christian faith was a major influence on his

The element of fog has been long recognized as a major symbol in That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis. Most scholars view the fog as a symbol of Mark feeling trapped (Cheaney) but in addition to that, it is believed that the fog is symbolizing a dark period of time where the town of Edgestow is being overtaken. The fog that begins to cover Edgestow symbolizes much more than just a thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere. The fog, made of water, is a kind of darkness which can be felt.

Lewis’s style of writing makes me think more and recognize Satan’s subtile deceptions. “Indeed the safest road to Hell is the gradual one--the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts,...Your affectionate uncle, Screwtape.” The way Lewis shows the subtile ways the Satan tries to trick us into apathy, is very well done. Lewis shows

Born in Ireland, Clive Staples Lewis, also known as CS Lewis, was a Christian fiction author. He wrote many books, including: The Chronicles of Narnia series, Screwtape Letters, Miracles, God in the Dock, and Prince Caspian. Lewis started college at Oxford University, and transferred to Keble College after serving in the United States Army. In the year of 1924, he served as a philosophy teacher at University College, during E.F. Carritt’s absence. As his book, “Screwtape Letters” began being published on May 2, 1941, CS Lewis was compensated 2 pounds of sterling each letter, which he donated to charity. At the age of 56, on December the third, Mr. Lewis gave his last tutorial at Oxford University. Due to kidney failure, on November 22,

You know, I thought I had a firm grasp on the guilt that I have felt over the last three years, but it turns out there is more to it. In my last essay, I confronted my guilt in a more spiritual sense I think, but this time around I feel like there is an even more tangible lesson to learn and it can ultimately affect how I am as a person in the future. I remember reading stories like Harry Potter and the Chronicles of Narnia as they were – just stories of wizards with the ability to make things float or disappear and with worlds that are simply just a wardrobe away. However, I never imagined that under all that magic it could be interpreted to be so much more – that this young wizard and his world or the journey that the Pevensie’s go on

“The journey of C.S. Lewis, perhaps the greatest defender of the faith of the twentieth century, provides valuable lessons for Christians today in sharing the Gospel with an unbelieving generation.” (Stewart 1) Lewis certainly has shown a successful path to teaching Christianity, even to young children. The Chronicles of Narnia alone has continually entranced new generations of readers, selling over 100 million copies and producing three major motion pictures. ("About C.S. Lewis. " 1) On the 50th anniversary of his death, many took time to look back upon his many achievements.

Lions, magic, secret worlds, these are the words that pop into mind when the name of C.S. Lewis is mentioned. Many are familiar with his series The Chronicles of Narnia, but Lewis is also well known for his other fantasy books, as well as apologetic writings. However, as Mark Pike (2013) broaches in Mere Education: C.S. Lewis as Teacher for our Time, “…even fifty years after his death… the remarkable, some would say prophetic, insights he offered concerning the education and schooling of your people are not so well-known” (p. 9). Pike (2013) goes on to state that his purpose in composing this book is to take Lewis’ ideas on education, which are scattered throughout his literary work, and make them more straightforward and accessible to the

Throughout history, many people have dedicated their lives to search for the truth. Consequently, this has resulted in many different philosophies and religions. Likewise, C.S Lewis writes a book dealing with his conversation and spiritual journey in search for the truth. He uses a character named John and this boy’s journey to represent his own journey through life. The first way John searches for the truth is in his search for happiness. He searches for happiness in many forms, but eventually finds the true source. Another way that John searches for the truth is through the different philosophies that various people present to him along his journey. Though at the time the different philosophies may have seemed correct, after closer examination

Mankind has always been fascinated by the afterlife. In light of this fascination, it is no surprise that two Christian authors, both known for their fantasy literature, wrote imaginative accounts of the metaphysical: “Leaf by Niggle”, by J.R.R. Tolkien and The Great Divorce, written by C.S. Lewis. Although the works are similar in their vivid imagery and creative imaginings, they are markedly different in style and in the characters they use to develop their story. Both authors create two distinct worlds that are somewhere between Heaven and Hell and both offer beautifully descriptive accounts of these worlds. However, Tolkien’s style is quiet and meditative while Lewis writes with clarity and boldness. Tolkien limits his examination to two main characters while Lewis studies many characters.

“Good stories often introduce the marvelous or supernatural and nothing about Story has been so often misunderstood as this.”

As the Christian church has played a central role in society for centuries, this source, is relevant in terms of providing an understanding of heroism from a religious perspective. The article is written clearly in an accessible, formal and logical manner. The C.S. Lewis Foundation publications are reviewed by academic and religious peers so as to encourage open rigorous discussion about Christianity. Tolkien was a student at Exeter College Oxford, and was held in high regards as a thinker and academic. Those entrusted to manage his foundation will take care of this academic legacy. Whilst providing

Lewis describes the world of Narnia to be a land of rolling hills rising to low mountains and flowing rivers and all this came into existence with Aslan’s roar just as the Book of Genesis says that the earth came into form with just a command from God. He uses the tool of imagery by claiming, "It (Narnia) was a valley through which a broad, swift river wound its way, flowing eastward towards the sun. Southward there were mountains; northward there were lower hills. But it was a valley of mere earth; rock and water; there was not a tree, not a bush, not a blade of grass to be seen. The earth was of many colors: they were fresh, hot and vivid." (TMN118). Lewis came up with a different model and gave the creation of Narnia a new angle, a different perspective and did not just follow the biblical model. It would have been a little odd to have a Narnian creation that was similar to the Genesis creation. The differences and similarities that it shares with the Genesis record are uniquely knit and interwoven. In Aslan’s speech, Lewis uses a literary device; parallelism. Parallelism gives weight to the construction of Aslan’s words in the

Rowling has written one of the most recognizable and iconic pieces of literature. Harry Potter series differs from the works of Lewis and Tolkien. Yet they still have the same impact on the readers. In this essay I will evaluate Rowling’s magnum opus in order to compare her implementations of the gospel to that of Tolkien and Lewis and to determine whether or not her work is worthy of pertaining to the western canon. Also, I will describe the implications of her novels on the platonic worldview according to Rowling’s use of the themes of death and the afterlife. Additionally, I will be relating Rowling’s utilization of both death and the after life to that of Tolkien and Lewis in order to analyze its causation of arousing hope and setting justice.