Comparing The Magician's Nephew By C. S. Lewis

An example is when in the three movies and the book series, Aslan is portrayed as a noble and powerful creation of Narnia. In the movies, Aslan is portrayed as king, protective, loving and even noble which is part of his character. In the book series, he is portrayed as a father figure to every character, talking to animals, playful and even having a sense of humor. For instance in the book, the Prince of Caspian, Aslan is shown as humorous when he attempts to make the Trufflehunter have belief in him through the picking of the dwarf with his mouth and giving a big shake. In the Lion, the witch and the Wardrobe, Aslan is portrayed as playful. This is seen immediately he comes back from the dead and begins playing with Lucy and Susan for them to try catching

After reading this chapter I came to the conclusion that Aslan is “Jesus”. He took his life just as Jesus did for the people. He cares more about the people them himself just like Jesus. After Aslan died he came back alive just as Jesus did. This story was more than just a regular story, it was telling the story of god in a different form.

Aslan had also chosen specific animals to have the power of speech. Those who had this free will to speak had been given the land that was created to populate. This is closely related to the creation of man and woman and the freedom of speech for humanity. As long as they did not go back to their “old ways” as dumb animals, the speaking animals were given authority by Aslan to govern the animals who could not talk. Lewis gives us a hint that humans are dumb in nature, and that we would be nothing without God, for He is the only one who can raise us up from the lowly beginning from whence we had come from. Here is a quote from the book showing the authority of Aslan, just as God has authority over us as His creation.

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 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

While he was writing his first book in The Chronicles of Narnia series, he was greatly criticized by his friend, Tolkien. Tolkien was very critical of the book, he gave him grief about the mixed mythology. Lewis stopped writing the book and threw out his first copy. But, Lewis kept dreaming about a lion and later started the book completely over, because of this, it took ten years to finish the first book. Tolkien started to approve of the books when Aslan came into the

Throughout the book Shasta, who was raised by Arsheesh the fishermen, was loyalty to his trustworthy friends because they were on the same adventure. This is the book of The Horse and His Boy. Which diligently written by C.S Lewis. Lewis was born on November 29, 1898 and died 22 November 1962 which was 64 years later. The Horse and His Boy was written in 1950 and published with the help of Geoffrey Bles. This is an exciting adventure of loyalty and friendship throughout Narnia.

In his novel The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Lewis uses the archetype of the hero and the symbol of the stone table to convey Christianity to his readers. The archetype of the hero represents a main character, Aslan. Aslan was created by Lewis to reflect the biblical figure of Jesus Christ. Jesus and Aslan portray the characteristics of the hero by the deeds they perform both in the bible and in the novel.

The act of resurrecting from the dead, breathing life in those that were recently trapped in the eternal imprisonment of death, and expressing redemptive love through giving up one?s life to save another are only some of the similarities that are present between characters in ?The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe? and religious figures such as Jesus Christ, the Son of Man. In the book, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, written by C.S. Lewis, four kids - Lucy, Edmund, Peter, and Susan ? enter into a magical wardrobe and find themselves in a new world, the Land of Narnia. The four children, with the help of Aslan, suppress the power of the Witch and restore Narnia?s former state of

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

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

The theme is also a good vs. evil story and it takes place in the winter locked land of Narnia which is shown by the forces of Aslan the Lion and the four Pensive children defeating the forces of the evil White Witch. Lewis himself said that, “The Narnian books are not as much allegory as supposal. Suppose there were a Narnian world and it, like ours, needed redemption. What kind of incarnation and Passion might Christ be supposed to undergo there?" (Letter from C.S Lewis).

When C.S Lewis wrote fiction, he did so in an allegorical way. Symbols, hidden messages, plot, values and/or morals were lurking in his literature for readers to discover and think about. His passion for theology lead many Christian readers to believe that most of his work was written with hidden biblical context. Which may have come in direct conflict for this audience in specific; Lewis himself said “In a certain sense, I have never ‘made’ a story … I see pictures” (Lewis). His theology background influenced the vivid description of this image, perhaps giving many details that correlate with Christian values. According to Naomi Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia specifically the first book The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe where we read about and interpret the Christ-like role of Aslan, who dies to save Edmund and rises again and the pilgrimage by the main characters. In addition, Lewis shows through his writing his personal view: Fantasy and Christianity are not enemies, as the Christians of old would think; by having “centaurs, fauns, real animals, and fabulous creatures pass with humans through the golden gate” in his final Narnia book (Lewis). Controversially, this book is considered a series for children; yet Lewis lets his imagination roam almost loose when he composed it, touching taboo subjects that were considered “inappropriate” for the younger generation of his

Since the four children can be seen as symbolisms of human beings, their relationship with Aslan shows a lot about the grace, mercy and overall character of God. One of the main examples where this is seen is the grace that Aslan showed to Edmund who was a traitor. Despite Edmunds’ choice to prioritize Turkish delight over his family and his right as one of the king of Narnia, Aslan still accepted Edmund into his army and not only that Edmund still inherited the kingdom of Narnia not by his own works but by Aslan’s