Chris The Happy Witch And The Wardrobe

The books have Christian themes and describe the adventures of a group of children who visit a magical land called Narnia. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe was the first published and the most popular book of the series. Lewis is said to have stated that he wrote the novels when he wondered what it would be like if Jesus Christ was incarnated on another planet or world to save the souls of those inhabitants”.

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

Our culture is full of fairy tales. Girls are taught at a young age about Prince Charming and happy endings while boys are taught to be the girls’ heroes. They are taught these dreams and desires through fairytales and movies. These fairy tales started out as entertaining stories, but as they were handed down from one generation to the next, they slowly became more than that. They became bedtime stories for children, and as such, they have great importance because they teach children how to be in the world. One such fairy tale I want to focus on is Cinderella.

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

In the familiar more traditional version, Cinderella is a poor maid girl that, with the help of fairy godmother, gets a chance to meet prince charming. They fall in love, get married, and live happily ever after, and then what? What is a happily ever after? Is this even a realistic thought? In the dark comedic poem Cinderella, Anne Sexton forces the reader to examine this question. Utilizing literary devices such as tone, imagery, and style, Sexton encourages the reader to think about how silly and unlikely a fairy tale ending actually is.

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.

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

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.

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

While not overt, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe includes Christian imagery. Adamson, along with Lewis, revel the imminent physicality of Christ through Aslan. Their motion-picture capture performance is on par with what Christianity is based off: love and sacrifice. Both Adamson and Lewis explore Christian influences in The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by addressing how lessons learned in these stories can be applied to a Christian-based life (Appiah, 2006, p.1). The film’s strength lies in the director’s thorough knowledge of the series as well as Christian theology and morality.

The philosophy of C.S Lewis depicts his others reading by scrutinizing the text and manipulating it in a sense that the true message is hidden. In the Chronicles of Narnia he he unrolls the concepts of the tri-lemma by using the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. In the movie a single-line portrayal of God comes right when the siblings are in the Beaver's dam. Lucy inquires as to whether Aslan is protected, and Beaver answers, "Safe? Obviously he isn't! . . .

When I was a little girl, all of my friends would say that they would like to be one of the Disney princesses, and to fit in I would say that I wanted to be one too. It wasn’t until one of my elementary school teachers read the book The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe to the class. Those moments in the classroom made me instantly fall in love with the book and sparked my inspiration for one of the main characters, Aslan the lion. Throughout the story he is known as the one who rules Narnia. He is such an immensely powerful and influential creature that it makes his presence affect everyone around him. From the moment he’s introduced he is seen as an extremely selfless character and a fearless leader. Those reasons make me aspire to be like him.

Similarities and Differences Between Aslan and God We all know that in Narnia, Aslan is God, but are they really that similar? Aslan is a character in the book series The Chronicles of Narnia, written by C.S. Lewis. God is the Creator of everything, and is our Lord (Colossians 1). I will explain the similarities and differences of the two.

In the Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, the Christology of Christ, which is the personality/nature of Christ, is made clear throughout the film and book through the character, Aslan. We first find out that the book is mentioning Christological ideas when Aslan mentions a presence that judges right and wrong, who is greater than all people. He is referring to God in Heaven who will judge us at the end of time. The Paschal Mystery of Christ, which the Passion, Death, Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus, is how Aslan’s actions and life is represented. If one were to compare Aslan and Jesus, they would find many similar characteristics including forgiveness, peace, teachings, etc… First, The Passion of Christ is one of the main elements embedded in the

The director of the movie “The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe” Andrew Adamson, did an astonishing job with the movie. It kept the mythical power of C.S. Lewis book and as well its charm. Although I would change some things around in the movie such as, the White Witch character and some of the war scenes, the movie was awesome