Examples Of Allegory In The Chronicles Of Narnia

An allegory is a story in which characters, events, and settings symbolize abstract or moral

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a novel written by C. S. Lewis, first published in 1950. The story is mainly about four siblings go to the country of Narnia through a wardrobe door and their adventure in Narnia. C. S. Lewis, a British author, wrote The Chronicles of Narnia after influenced by Christianity, readers could easily find the relevance between L.W.W (an abbreviation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) and Bible. A Biblical allegory refers to the allegories use in Bible, and an allegory means using many interconnected symbols to represent the meaning of a narrative other than literal definition. This essay will be talking about the role of Turkish Delight/temptation, Edmund/Judas, and Aslan/Jesus that connect L.W.W and

While many websites offer different reasons to why C.S Lewis wrote, or may have written, The Chronicles of Narnia they way he did

Allegory is when a writer extends symbolism to every part of a story to communicate a secondary meaning that parallels the literal meaning. A common example of allegory is “The Tortoise and the Hare.” On its surface, this is a story about a tortoise that, unexpectedly, beats a hare in a footrace, but the underlying message is that those who devote their attention to cultivating a skill surpass those who are born with natural talents. Allegory has been used for a variety purposes, but among the most common is pointing out and critiquing the flaws of society. Any metaphor that is extended throughout an entire story to communicate a meaning that is separate from the literal is allegory.

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.

Thesis Statement: The characters and events of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe have symbolic similarities to events described in the Bible.

Did C.S. Lewis realize he had spiritual references in the Narnia series? Originally Lewis began writing the Narnia series for his grandkids but how did it come to have so much spiritual reference? By looking at characters, stories, views of God, and symbols it is clear Lewis incorporated religion all throughout the Narnia series especially “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe”.

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

Painted by Dutch painter Jan de Bray in 1668, A Couple Represented as Ulysses and Penelope’s literary allusions would be highly regarded when it was painted, and the understanding of such allusions is crucial to fully appreciating the piece. The title gives away that it is a double portrait of Ulysses and Penelope, a married couple who are principle figures in Homer’s The Odyssey. However, what the title does not allude to is the story that sparked the painting. The moment portrayed is the return of Ulysses to his wife, just before Penelope recognizes him; having fought in the Trojan War, his journey home was prolonged by adventure, hazards, and bad luck, and most people presumed he was dead.

He wasn’t trying to imitate any other author while creating his works. While you may find common myths, culture, and influences in Lewis’ writings, it is because of the person he became through his unique experiences and his ability to relate to his audience. He was able connect with the children he was addressing in his fairy tales to the rough, weathered atheists to which he was explaining deep theology. (Bonta 1) C.S. Lewis presents his arguments today as he did 50 years

Of Mice and Men In the book “Of Mice and Men” you can categorize the story as an allegory. The plot represents concepts different from the literal meaning of the story. Like the ranch as a small society. The characters in this story represent groups of people in society.

In this short story “The masque of the red death” by Edgar Allan Poe, Poe uses imagery and symbolism to create an allegory that communicates to the reader the idea that greed is not without consequence. This story about a prince named Prospero and his friends try to leave the city to get through the plague. They have a party for 6 long months. “It was the close of the 5th or 6th month of his seclusion, and while the pestilence raged most furiously abroad”(Poe 456). Then one day everything went downhill. They had a party like usual but everything seemed different. It was a dark and stormy night, when they had the mask party. The prince knew everyone except one person. “This was had gates of iron. The courtiers, having entered, brought furnaces

Especially considering that in the book, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Aslan dies and is resurrected on the stone table which creates a very similar parallel to Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection. However there are two great dilemmas when choosing to say that the series as a whole is an allegory, and the first being the fact that C.S. Lewis was set against saying it was written as an allegory. In a letter he wrote he states this, “If Aslan represented the immaterial Deity in the same way in which Giant Despair represents Despair, he would be an allegorical figure. In reality however he is an invention giving an imaginary answer to the question, “What might Christ become like if there really were a world like Narnia and He chose to be incarnate and die and rise again in that world as He actually has done in ours?”

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.