Comparing C. S. Lewis The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe

The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe is set in England during the 1940’s. During this time World War II was happening, and the air raids in London. During this time England was already in war and was suffering due to all the lives lost so far in the the war. Germany in 1940 and 1941 would blitz England without warning, Blitz is a German word meaning ‘lightning war.’ Not only were air raids happening but we're dealing with problems within their country. They were dealing with rationing, and still trying to get back on their feet from the Great Depression.

Have you ever wondered about the deeper meaning of the book The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe? Although this children’s book was written as a fantasy by C.S. Lewis, there are many comparisons to the Gospel accounts of the Passion of Christ. This essay will explore the similarities and differences.

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 once said, “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” Within the quote, one can understand the Christian views of C.S. Lewis. Many know C.S Lewis as a fantasy novelist who wrote the infamous Chronicles of Narnia (Proquest Learning Literature). However, many don’t know that his other writings reflect his beliefs as a Christian. His vast variety of books allowed him to reach a large audience that ranges from children to the elderly ("About C.S. Lewis") . As an author of religious polemics and allegorical fiction, CS Lewis is considered a brilliant and influential Christian writer of the 20th century.

Question : How do the secret worlds in the text you have studied help the characters grow and learn life lessons?

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.

A children’s novel of Christianity Could Narnia be a parallel version of heaven? Some say The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, a children’s novel written by Clive Staples Lewis, has symbolic similarities to events in the Bible. The book contains mythological creatures and a world of fantasy in the land of Narnia. This land is filled with battles of good vs evil.

If you read the book, The Lion, Witch And The Wardrobe, you will be sure to use your imagination. Can you imagine yourself Just playing a fun game with your siblings, you then decided to hide in just what looked like any other ordinary wardrobe then suddenly you step into something soft , fluffy and white that it could almost be snow. So you bend down to see what it may be, it is snow you look up again, and there is a dark forest?

However, something worth noting before delving into the argument of this essay, is the background of C.S Lewis. Although this is not a research essay, his personal religion does hold some relevance to the context of this essay. Despite some struggles with his belief in religion at an early age, by the time he was late into his adult years, C.S Lewis was a definite Christian. Not only was this his personal religion, but also very publicly so. He wrote novels explicitly outlining his Christian views and gave several

The Betrayal in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and “The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”

The Lion witch and the wardrobe is about four children Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy with the help of Aslan, the Great Lion, who help defeat the White Witch who holds Narnia. The first of the children to make their way into Narnia is Lucy, the youngest. There she meets Mr. Tumnus the faun who confesses to her that he is an agent of the White Witch and he is supposed to capture any humans he meets. He explains that the Witch has held Narnia under an enchantment which makes it always winter and never Christmas. The only way the Witch can be defeated is to have four humans sit on the throne at the castle of Cair Paravel. When Lucy returns home, her brothers and sister think she is either lying or crazy, but soon Edmund follows Lucy into the

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Callow, A. (2015). The Chronicles of Narnia, and How C.S. Lewis Created Christian Fantasy Fiction. Retrieved from Digitalcommons.linfield.edu: http://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=dcestud_theses

Geoffrey Chaucer makes an interesting case in The Miller's Tale. He makes readers wonder if all the characters got what they deserved. Did John deserve to break both his arms and lose his wife? Did Nicholas deserve to get a blisstered bum? Did Absolon deserve to be farted on? He uses humor and lust to make a mockery of The Knight's Tale told before The Miller's Tale. A noble tale followed by a vulgar tale.

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.