Dawn Treader Turning Point

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.

“[…] because the past claws its way out. Looking back now, I realized I have been peeking into the deserted alley […]” (Hosseini 1). On the very first page Khaled Hosseini introduces the book directly referring to the rape of the innocent Hassan and Hosseini shows this event is still fresh in Amir’s mind. In the novel The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini strategically uses repeated images of the lamb in The Kite Runner to make connections between the culturally symbolic meanings alongside the loss of innocence that many of the characters face in this novel.

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

“There seemed to be nothing to see; no fences, no creeks or trees, no hills or fields. If there was a road, I could not make it out in the faint starlight. There was nothing but land…I had never before looked up at the sky when there was not a familiar mountain ridge against it. But this was the complete dome of heaven, all there was of it. I did not believe that my dead father and mother were watching me from up there; they would still be looking for me at the sheep-fold down by the creek…. I had left even their spirits behind me. The wagon jolted on, carrying me I knew not whither. I don't think I was homesick. If we never arrived anywhere, it did not matter. Between that earth and that sky I felt erased, blotted out. I did not say my prayers that night: here, I felt, what would be would be.” This new surrounding is the beginning of an adventure for

The symbolism between C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, the fourth book in The Chronicles of Narnia, and the New Testament in the Bible, particularly the account of Jesus’ death is not merely coincidental because The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is, in fact, an allegory. An allegory is a story with morals in which characters, plots and settings are used as symbols. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis is rich with Christian symbolism even though the allegorical nature of it is the subject of much controversy. Nonetheless, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is an allegory. In this tale, four ordinary children find a wardrobe that leads them into Narnia, an extraordinary land parallel to our universe

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.

Lamb to the Slaughter, written by Roald Dahl is a short story which explores certain issues within society which were initiated during the 1950s and are still present today. The themes of stereotypical gender roles, betrayal and destroyed innocence are all common within the story as well as society. These issues were enhanced through the techniques of dialogue, foreshadowing and symbolism/metaphors. Lamb to the Slaughter is a short story which explores common societal issues that were present during the 1950s and are still found in today’s culture.

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

The themes of faith and religion are weaved through Cloudstreet. The text presents an amalgam of traditional Christian beliefs, working class superstitions and Aboriginal spirituality. Tim Winton builds layers of religious symbolism through the text to show its influence on culture. For example, the river becomes a surreal environment where many important events occur such as the ‘black angel’ (Winton, 1998, page 220) walking on the river, fish that ‘shone like money’ (Winton, 1998, page 216) swarming into Quick’s boat and Fish and Quick being embraced by the stars on the river. The nature in which the river is treated, the clarity and peace upon which it imparts and the importance the characters place upon it create the river as a symbol for the coming together of the two families.

When they are their the youngest sister, Lucy finds a wardrobe that takes her the mysterious land of Narnia where she meets Tumnus and becomes friends. McCarthy states in a Variety article, later in the book Edmund meets the witch and turns on his siblings representing sin coming into the world like Adam and Eve (2005). Peter, Susan, and Lucy go to seek Aslan’s help to save their brother and Aslan makes a deal with the Witch to take Edmund’s place on the execution table for his sins, representing Jesus dying on the cross to save our sins. Hamilton states in her book, when Aslan is executed, the next day the table is broken and he resurrected, C.S. Lewis used this in his story to relate with Jesus’s resurrection and the hope it brings people of a new life(Hamilton,2011). When they fight the Witch the oldest brother, Peter shows courage and bravery and is appointed the high knight and defeats her and the children become the kings and queens of Narnia.

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 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).

This paper will focus on the theological nature of CS Lewis’ book based film, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. This will include a number of noticeable parallelisms, allusions and symbolisms found in

At the climax of the story, the sun comes out and the children come to life. The setting is now alive and full of vibrance. “[The sun] was the color of flaming bronze, and it was very large. And the sky around it was a blazing blue tile color. And the jungle burned with sunlight as the children, released from their spell, rushed out, yelling into the springtime” (Bradbury 3). The sun is now present through vivid description, and it is no longer a dim hope but an omnipresent flame of freedom and beauty. The children become more wild and joyful now that the sun is present in their waking world:

If you were mere miles away from heaven, the most perfect place, would you take the opportunity and join with the angels in praise? In The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, King Caspian had to make this decision.