Journey The Wardrobe Of Parallels

Narnia: the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is a movie based on the C. S. Lewis’ book series. C. S. Lewis was considered “perhaps the greatest defender of [Christian] faith of the twentieth century” as he fought to share God’s word in today’s society (CBN). Because of his religious background, the book and movie are based on religious aspects that can be related back to the Bible. Through the themes of similarity to Christian figures, compassion and forgiveness, and magic, Chidester and the readings covered in class exemplify a parallel comparison of Christianity to those found in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.

Symbolism is the usage of symbols that represent ideas. In Shakespeare’s works, he uses symbolism to display the overall character development in his writings. For example, Shakespeare’s Macbeth contain a variety of symbolism used to show the changes within Macbeth in the play. Many of the symbolism depict characters’ actions, emotions and events that have happened previously in the play. Shakespeare’s

In Harry Potter, Harry’s scar represents the four elements of life: rain, earth, fire, and water. All of those four elements symbolize that scar, but what is symbolism? Symbolism is a literary term that uses symbols to represent ideas or qualities about something. Symbolism is not only used in Harry Potter, but in both “The Gift of the Magi”, written by O. Henry and “The Scarlet Ibis”, written by James Hurst. Both authors used symbolism, just in two different ways. O. Henry used Della’s hair and Jim’s watch to symbolize their love for each other, whereas James Hurst used the Scarlet Ibis to symbolize Doodle. For example, in the quote about the bird traveling so many miles and then it dies under the tree, is not only foreshadowing, but symbolizing Doodle because Doodle has come so far by learning how to walk and run, but died in the end under that same tree.

Symbolism is the use of anything to signify ideas and qualities by giving them meaning that are different from their literal sense. It is used in an abundance of ways in literature. It gives a writer freedom to compare whatever they want from the book into

A Closer Look at the Parallels between the Christian Bible and the book The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

In modern life there’s a lot of examples of symbolism which, according to the Merriam Webster Online Dictionary means the art or practice of using symbols especially by investing things with a symbolic meaning or by expressing the invisible or intangible by means of visible or sensuous. In modern life money, big corporation’s seals, music, poems and even regular talking have symbolism.

The fictitious book, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, published by HarperCollins Publishers, took place during the time of the air raids in 1940’s London. The author, C. S. Lewis poured his imagination out onto the pages of the novel. The land of Narnia became an adventurous place for Lucy, the youngest of the Pevensie siblings, Edmund, the antagonizing brother, Peter, the leader, and Susan, the kind child. A wardrobe found in their caretaker’s dwelling transported these children to a world full of amazing creatures. The Pevensie youths’ encounter with the wonderful world of Narnia, its inhabitants, and its rivaling rulers brings both the importance of loyalty and each child’s true character to light.

Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent ideas, qualities, figures, or colours used to represent abstract ideas. For example, “he always believed in the importance of the conch”. It can also describe the symbolic meaning attributed to natural objects or facts, “the old-fashioned symbolism of flowers”. William Golding showed that symbols in his book Lord of the Flies can have a great and powerful meaning at first, but that same symbol that was well respected and had great meaning can become completely useless as the story progresses. Firstly, the conch represented civilization and order, but as the book progressed it was completely useless and was ignored.

Written and published in 1950, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is a well-known book. Author C.S Lewis received positive feedback for the high fantasy novel. As a Christian, it’s not hard to tell this story has many connections to Christianity. Growing up I had always believed that this was just some amazingly detailed movie with every mythical creature imaginable. Although reading the book now, I’ve read between the lines and have viewed everything in a different perspective.

The dictionary definition for symbolism is an artistic and poetic movement or style using symbolic images and indirect suggestion to express mystical ideas, emotions, and states of mind. In the book The Lord of the Flies, there is symbolism from the beginning to end. During the course of the novel, some symbols are constantly changing, giving the reader a new interpretation of society on the island. Without the conch shell, the fire, and Piggy, readers would not be able to understand the symbolic importance of the book The Lord of the Flies.

Symbolism, the representation of objects and ideas through the use of symbols, often a more abstract concept. It gives a deeper meaning meaning to a text. The usual component of the

Symbolism in layman’s terms, is the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character. ( dictionary.com, symbolism) When symbolism is used in literature it can give the story a deeper meaning

Symbolism is when an object,person, place, or color, represents a feeling or act to characters or readers..

Symbolism is a literary device that poets have been using for centuries to convey meaning in their works. Symbolism in a poem represents a theme that the poet is trying to project. Symbols should evoke meaning in the readers mind and give the reader a clear image. A very great example of symbolism in art is in the film “The Godfather” directed by Francis Ford Coppola. In the film, whenever a character is near oranges it means they are about to die. For instance, there is a scene when Don Corleone is in the street buying a couple of oranges from a big cart full of them, just moments later there is an assassination attempt on the patriarch’s life. So in the film, the appearances of oranges are meant to symbolize death. To illustrate a better

A society’s myths and legends are much more than stories. They represent the values, fears, hopes, and rules at the core of that culture. Due to the significance and complexity of morality and societal expectations, these lessons of life are taught to children in the form of symbolic stories much like fairytales. In his book “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” C.S. Lewis manages to encompass the incredibly complex concepts of the Christian ideology, such as sin and redemption into a fairytale-like story. Using symbols and metaphor, Lewis creates the fantastic world of Narnia with just enough parallels that his young audience is able to appreciate the Atonement and nature of Christ in a format they understand.