Chronicles of Narnia

Without doubt, Aslan represents Jesus Christ, and also God himself, whereas the White Witch represents Satan. Narnia, where the adventure happens, visibly represents the Kingdom of God. Clearly there is no direct retelling of any of the Bible stories; however, readers can find elements taken and redistributed for younger readers. In addition, having this biblical reality come to life is important to ensure a committed Christian lifestyle not only for children, but also for adults. For instance, when Edmund arrives in Narnia alone, he immediately meets the White Witch where he is tempted with the enchanted Turkish Delight and the promise of becoming a prince of Narnia. The White Witch explains to Edmund, “I think I would like to make you the Prince - some day, when you bring the others to visit me” (Lewis 40). Succumbing to temptation is a very powerful theme in the Bible, where Jesus is tempted by Satan in the wilderness with promises of great power. Not only does Lewis restate certain events in the life of Jesus in a context that is easy to understand, most importantly, readers of all ages can both relate to and enjoy the fantasy of Narnia.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was written by Frank L. Baum and published May 17, 1899. He may have likely written this book as a metaphor, the Yellow Brick Road being the gold standard, the characters representing different candidates of the democratic and republican parties in the late 1800s. Though none of this was ever actually confirmed, this is a widely popularized theory about the book.

On May 13, 1940, the 3 children and the beavers found Aslan at the camp grounds. He promised to do his best to get Edmund back. Just a few days later, Peter, Susan, Lucy, the beavers, and Aslan follow a wolf who worked for the White Witch. They rescued Edmund back after performing a night raid. The Witch demands Edmunds life back, but Aslan refused so instead, he risked his own life to save Edmund. On June 6, 1940, The White Witch said to Aslan, "Now I will kill you instead of him as our pact was and so the Deep Magic will be appeased. But when you are dead what will prevent me from killing him as well? And who will take him out of my hand then? Understand that you have given me Narnia forever, you have lost your own life and you have not saved his." (AlbertTurk 1) Susan and Lucy witnessed Aslan’s death. Once the witch left, they laid with the deceased lion over the night, the next morning they arose to find out that

Looking back when I watched Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, I would have never realized that movies can teach us something about ourselves, like our feelings and emotions, and that movies have a deeper meaning—movies aren’t only made to entertain audiences, there to teach them. Usually it is about good vs. evil, but sometimes you have to determine the black from the white.

We learn that a boy named Bastian runs into a book shop to hide from some school bullies, and when he gets in the room, he meets a man named Carl Coreander. This man owns the book store, however he does not take kindly to Bastian's abrupt intrusion and says that Bastian wouldn't understand any of the books in the store. When Coreander goes to get the phone Bastian notices a book on the table that says the Neverending Story on the binding and around that are 2 snakes that are holding each others tail in their mouths. We also learn about Bastian Balthazar Bux and his characteristic, like he is a short, fat boy, who does poorly in school, and has no mother. After Bastian notices the book he feels drawn to it and then

This book is a feel good story called The Wonderful Wizard of OZ written by L. Frank Baum. The story starts and ends in Kansas but the majority of the story takes place in the land of OZ. The time period of the book is irrelevant. Dorothy is a girl who used to live in Kansas and her house got carried away to a mystical land and she needs to get to the wizard to get her back home. Toto is Dorothy’s beloved dog who she takes everywhere. Scarecrow is the first friend she encounters along the way to the wizard. On her way she also meets the ‘Tin Man’, and the ‘Cowardly Lion’.

Tom Bombadil placed the magic ring on his finger; everyone waited for him to disappear, but nothing happened, and he handed the ring back to Frodo without a slight hesitation. Frodo offered Galadriel the ring and she grew into a horrible creature towering over Frodo, but fought the ring’s strong temptation, and finally decreasing back to her normal self and declined the powerful ring. Both Tom and Galadriel, in The Lord of the Ring, portray Tolkien’s respect for nature and strong spirituality, because they are powerful creatures, yet able to live a balanced life. Tom Bombadil was the master of the forest he lived in, and Frodo’s magic ring had no effect on him. Lady Galadriel was an Elf ruler and was able to withstand the temptation of the magic ring. The magic ring symbolizes the corruption and power, leading to an unsustainable world. For example, society has an unsustainable demand for oil. Oil pipelines, such as the Keystone, have lessened the beauty of nature where they have been built. Companies believe they have the right to construct pipelines across the US at the expense of the environment. Humans must remember to value the beauty of nature.

Snow white and the huntsman is the battle between beauty and innocence for fairest blood. This is a four star dark twist to the traditional fairy tale of the orphaned princess, Snow White (Kristen Stewart), and her escape from her step mother and evil Queen Ravenna (Charlize Theron).

Most would think that animated or cartoon movies are lame and only for kids, but it really targets a variety of audiences and even contains a deep meaning in them. In the recent movie from Disney, Zootopia, is about Judy Hopps, a female bunny, from the countryside that wants to be the first police officer from her species. She graduates at the top of her class and finally gets to live in the big city as a police officer. However, she is not taken seriously and given the lowly jobs of giving out parking tickets. Throughout the movie, she proves her worth of being a police officer. The movie can be a metaphor of today’s modern society of what we have going on such as classism, sexism, and government conspires.

In the future, the world is split into 12 districts, each district is responsible for providing an essential resource such as food, coal, or even weapons. The districts are controlled by the Capitol who host the annual Hunger Games in order to remind the districts of the consequences of retaliation and remind them of the true cost of war. An arena is set up where the tributes have to try to survive and kill each other off and the last one standing wins and earns food and gifts for their District and is removed from future Game selections. Two tributes are selected from each district to participate in the games and once chosen the only way to get out is if another volunteers as tribute, which hardly ever happens.

The book I read is called Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is written by J.K. Rowling. Here is an example of an in text MLA citation of the book. “Harry Potter is dead… He was nothing, ever, but a boy who relied on others to sacrifice themselves for him!” - (Rowling 730).

It fits very well with the story. Those are three things that make a big impact in a book. The witch is the villain, the lion is the savior and the wardrobe is what brings the kids to the land of Narnia.

Sirius Black was sent to Azkaban in the fall of 1981. The Ministry of Magic had him placed there with no trial. Did anyone ever ask Sirius if he was innocent. In the young adult novel Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, was there enough evidence to send Sirius Black away for twelve years without a trial becuase of who his family was, the death of Pettigrew, the death of the twelve muggles, and his betrayel to the Potters.

People are always looking for good ways to entertain themselves. Over the past few hundred years, several art forms have become a commonplace in society, such as plays, music, drawings, books, and, more recently, movies. Books and movies are two that have stomped their way into society with no remorse. They have been great ways to express people’s opinions, make social statements, and most importantly, entertain audiences. Both of these have had a profound effect on the world, whether it be through changing a way of life or just by making time pass for a few hours. Certain books and movies have played great roles in the world and had many influences. The Lord of the Rings has had a massively positive effect on both literature and film. Its creation has led to many positives and in doing so has become one of the most influential stories ever created. It has also led to some major impacts outside of literature and the film industry as well.

The Harry Potter film series is a British-American film series based on the Harry Potter novels by the British author J. K. Rowling. The series is distributed by Warner Bros. and consists of eight fantasy films[1] beginning with Harry Potter and the