Aslan In Narnia

This truth is displayed in C. S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, in which case the character Aslan is not even human. In the story, Aslan is an anthropomorphic, male lion that shares many similarities with the biblical description of Jesus Christ. While Aslan is literally a lion, Jesus is described symbolically as a lion (New King James Version, Rev 5:5). While Aslan is not crucified, he sacrifices his life for his people, and is murdered on a stone table (Lewis 155). Also similarly, Aslan undergoes a resurrection from death and reappears as a stronger and larger version of himself (Lewis

The Witch demands Edmund’s life, saying he is a traitor. According to the Deep Magic of Narnia, a traitor’s life is forfeited to her. Aslan can’t go against the Deep Magic. Aslan volunteers to sacrifice his own life in place of Edmund’s life. The Stories of the Passion of Christ and the Resurrection of Christ are reflected in the character of Aslan. Both Christ and Aslan walk to their deaths filled with a deep sadness. Probably the most important difference between the two stories is that Christ died to redeem all of mankind, while Aslan died to save one life. However, the Christian message is clear: In God’s eyes, one human life is as significant as all human lives. While Christ was nailed to a cross, Aslan was tied to the Stone Table and killed with a knife. Aslan rises the very next morning, whereas Christ lay in the tomb for three days. Both Christ and Aslan had females witness the Crucifixion. Aslan jumps into action immediately after talking to Lucy and Susan and then enters into battle with the Witch. Aslan defeats the Witch. This battle could be a symbol of our own struggle to

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a fiction in which one of the main characters, the sturdy lion Aslan, has the most power and authority. There are tons of images of Aslan from the book and the movie that relate to Jesus in Bible. The most outstanding images are the death of Aslan on top of the stone table which represents the crucifixion of Jesus, Aslan’s rebirth which is similar to the Resurrection of Jesus, and Aslan’s offering the stone statues life just as the figure of God made everything. Shortly, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe includes a number of biblical images that are the details from the Bible which were reflected by the book and the movie.

Aslan has the ability to breathe on and revive statues the witch had turned to stone; “For a second after Aslan had breathed upon him the stone lion looked just the same. Then a tiny streak of gold began to run along his white marble back…” (Lewis 184). Many presume Jesus has the ability to perform miracles and save sinners. Lewis created Aslan to save the animals and the people of Narnia as Jesus saved the people in the bible.

The character Aslan in C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is definitely a Christ figure. Sacrificing his own life for Edmund’s because he knows that Narnia needs him to prosper, the great lion is bound, shaved, and executed on the Stone Table when the Witch stabs him in the side (1, 3, and 18). Of course, the character gives guidance to the four Pevensie children and forgives them and the other Narnians of their mistakes (4 and 17). Obviously, as this Christ Figure is a lion, he walks or runs everywhere (8).

Aslan represents the hero archetype in the novel just as Jesus does in the Bible. His willingness to die for sinners and others who are unworthy beings imitates Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross, and that is the big reveal of his character

C.S. Lewis wrote The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe because he wanted to write a children’s book “as a gift for his godchild” (Palmer). It began for him with a series of pictures that came into his mind. “Lewis stated, ‘Everything began with images; a faun carrying an umbrella, a queen on a sledge, a magnificent lion” (Kennedy). A fairy tale was forming in his mind and “‘At first there wasn't anything Christian about them; that element pushed itself in of its own accord’” (Kennedy), As the story progresses and Lewis’s characters and storyline begin to develop a seemingly clear relationship formed between The Bible and this novel. “Given Lewis’s strong Christian faith, that is not surprising. In fact, once the story was established, Lewis said he ‘...saw how stories of this kind could steal past a certain inhibition which had paralysed much of my own religion in childhood’” (Kennedy.) Even though C.S. Lewis started off writing a children's novel, many people perceive it to be a novel written in parallel to the Bible. Lewis has used Biblical references and a classic storyline to prove that good will alway triumph over evil. Aslan is labeled as a divine figure in the novel; he is also known as the son of the Emperor-Beyond-the-Sea. Aslan’s death and resurrection is like that of Christ. The four children are all considered important to in the world of Narnia, but in the real world they are

The similar, overarching central messages in both texts are about the ability to compassionately self-sacrifice yourself and forgive those who have committed treachery or sin. Aslan, the noble, golden lion, the king of Narnia, is seen as a literary Christ figure in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. He humanely chooses to forfeit his life for Edmund’s sin and betrayal and miraculously resurrects after death which corresponds to Jesus’ death and bodily resurrection for the sins of mankind. Sinful beings were forgiven and saved in both texts even though the sacrifices were performed differently, Jesus was crucified and Aslan was instead tied, beaten, shaved and executed by the White Witch with a stone knife. Aslan’s sacrifice and restoration to life saved Edmund, destroyed the power of deep magic over Narnia, banished the eternal age of winter, redeemed the world from evil and essentially saved all Narnians.

C.S. Lewis often includes various religious allegories in many of novels but especially in The Chronicles of Narnia series. Throughout The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe we see many situations in which Aslan is representative of Jesus Christ. From the other characters’ descriptions of him, to the Pevensie children’s first encounter with him, to his torture, death and resurrection, Aslan is clearly meant to serve as the Jesus Christ of an alternate universe. He is the one who saves Narnia from the cold tyranny of Jadis and brings together the Pevensie children as the new kings and queens of Narnia.

I view Aslan as Jesus in Narnia! They created worlds and inhabitants (Lewis 107 and

Another trait they both have is they are merciful (Lewis 12-13) (Bible). Although Aslan and God are similar, they are also very different to. God created everything

Then there's Aslan, the son of the Emperor and the true king of Narnia. Aslan symbolizes all that is good and stands for a literal representation of Jesus Christ. When Jadis comes to speak with Aslan, she comes demanding Edmund, the son of Adam. She cites the Emperors deep magic, which states that traitors must forfeit their lives to her. However, Aslan feels responsible for the sons and daughters of Adam and Eve. Thus, he trades places with Edmund and sacrifices his own life to atone for Edmunds sins. When Aslan died, “he was really a mass of cords”, bound to a stone table. At this point, it becomes clear that Lewis is drawing parallels between Aslan’s sacrifice and Christ's Crucifixion. This is evident because like Aslan, Christ sacrifices his own life, and was bound to a cross when he died for the sins of others. In addition to Christ's crucifixion, Aslan rebirth into Narnia can be directly related to the resurrection of Jesus. Lewis creates this illusion through Aslan, when he says that “a willing victim who had committed no treachery is killed in a traitor’s stead, Death itself would start working

The plots and settings of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe only further prove that Narnia is an allegory. Edmund betraying Aslan is the same as us betraying God, yet Aslan as does God, rescues Edmund and is prepared to give his life for him. Aslan knowing he has to die to give Edmund life makes a treaty with the White Witch to sacrifice his life over Edmund’s and naturally, the White Witch is overjoyed and readily agrees, forgetting the “deep magic”. Christ was who died on the cross in payment for our sins and Aslan died for Edmund. On the way to Calvary, Jesus remained silent, as did Aslan. It is said that Aslan could have killed them all with one swipe of his paws and it was said that Jesus could have killed

Later on, one child’s disloyalty to his siblings becomes a huge problem. Aslan decides to risk his own life for the boy. All in all, good overthrows evil, and the children become kings and queens of Narnia in the end (Langford). Aslan proclaims: “Once a king or queen of Narnia, always a king or queen. Bear it well, Sons of Adam! Bear it well, Daughters of Eve!” (Lewis 182). The point for Lewis to write these books was as an effort to tell children the Christian stories. He makes examples in chronological order starting with the beginning of time, moves to the death and life of Christ, and finally the end of the world. For most people in this time, when they heard about God or Christianity, they did not want to listen. Instead of giving children ordinary Bible stories, he wrote adventures. He wanted them to learn and believe, as he did, that Christianity would always be there. He filled the books with fictional animals, and

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