Lewis Personality In The Chronicles Of Narnia

In his essay On the Three Ways of Writing for Children, Lewis describes three ways he feels writers use when writing children’s literature. The first he describes as, “ ‘giving the public what it wants.’ Children are, of course, a special public and you find out what they want and give them that, however little you like it yourself.” Writing a children’s story for the sake of writing a children’s story. It’s written strictly for the purpose of selling to a specified audience. You give them what you think they want even if you don’t agree or like what you are writing. The second way Lewis describes as, ““The printed story grows out of a story told to a particular child with the living voice and perhaps ex tempore.”. We know from Lewis himself that Prince Caspian was not written out of a story he told to a child; he wrote this book as part of a series of books based around the Pevensie children, who discover a mysterious and magical land in the back of a wardrobe (Prince Caspian is the second in a series of seven books). Lewis advocates for writing not to impress, but for expression. He does not write children’s books

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.

Lewis’s conversion to Christianity was the biggest influence on his literature. As stated before, Lewis was raised a Catholic by his parents, but he eventually turned his back on all of his Catholic beliefs and became an atheist. As time went on, the Holy Spirit kept on softening Lewis’s atheist heart until one day Lewis’s life would change. Lewis would turned away from atheism and turned back to God. This all started in 1929 when Lewis started acknowledging the existence of God again like his Catholic root taught him years ago. This is a big step for any atheist who is on the road of converting to Christianity. He would receive his first test of faith that same year however because that was the year his dad died. This was obviously hard for him to mourn, but he got through it by the grace of God. Lewis officially became a Christian after a long talk with fellow Christian writer J.R.R. Tolkien. Lewis helped many other writers establish a discussion group of writers called The Inklings. Lewis’s Christian faith was a major influence on his

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

C.S. Lewis was born on November 29, 1898 in Belfast, Ireland. Lewis went to Oxford University and focused on literature and classic philosophy. His most popular work is the children’s series The Chronicles of Narnia. This book series has been loved by many readers for decades and movies have also been made. ("C.S. Lewis Biography.") One of the great things that Lewis was able to do with his novels are that he could hide a deeper meaning in different characters and even make the entire novel a lesson that teaches his readers something while they are reading. C.S. Lewis was very involved about talking about religion and has a very good way of teaching about heaven, hell, sin, and temptation in a way that is different from all other writers.

Aslan represents Christ. The children learn that Aslan is the king of Narnia, a magical place, visited through the wardrobe. All the children except Edmund immediately love Aslan and are awed by him. The differing reactions illustrate the idea of faith. Aslan’s purpose in life is to serve others and to obey the will

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

Lewis talked about how he came to write the books of Narnia, saying that they

As, perhaps arguably, his most famous novel, from his most famous book series, The Chronicles of Narnia, there has been much debate as to his motives for the implementation of religion in his works, and even some question as to whether religion is an actual existing aspect of the work. This essay will not only outline the unmistakable presence of religious allegory, but also focus on the purpose of it being there. Thus being, that C.S Lewis uses religious allegory to effectively introduce and develop core themes of the novel in a fashion both comprehensible and relatable for a universal audience.

In the series, The Chronicles of Narnia, written by a Christian author named C.S. Lewis, wrote the series as fun entertainment for young folks. C.S. Lewis actually grew up as an atheist, but later became the most popular convert to Christianity in the twentieth century. He was converted to Christianity at the age of thirty-three and from there on out he devoted his life to promote and write about Christianity (Byfield). In The Chronicles of Narnia, there are several symbols and references to the Bible. It is written from a Christian perspective, and made Christianity known to all who was reading it. The series was also popular because even if you believe in a different religion, it was open to interpretation and is a series that is just as appealing to other groups of different faith as well. Narnia itself has symbolism written all over it, but it is up to the reader to find it and really understand the meaning of everything that happens and how it relates to the Christian faith (McGrath). C.S. Lewis in a way, re-told the life of Jesus Christ, and all the tragic events that happened to him in a fun, creative way that appeal to the younger audience and maybe gave them a better picture of what Jesus went through. Lewis wrote books that he wish he would have read as a child (McGrath). A good mix of a creative imagination and a

The first aspect we shall discuss is the use of mythical creatures in C. S Lewis novel The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe in terms of good and evil. In The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe we have two characters who are clear cut in terms of good and evil. We have Aslan, a beautiful, strong lion who is the embodiment of all things right and just. He is the ruler of Narnia and worshiped and respected by all. As I have previously mentioned that I now see this novel through different eyes to that of a child, I have since realised that Aslan was intended to be seen as a Christ like figure in the novel. In fact, Lewis made it quite clear that Aslan was based on Christ, and once wrote of the character: “He is an invention giving an imaginary answer to the question: What might

C.S. Lewis was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. His father and mother both loved books, and Lewis "recalled that a young age he was fascinated by Beatrix Potter's books and by his mother's religious stories" (Encyclopedia of British Writers). After time in the service during World War I, Lewis went to Oxford University. He became a Fellow at Magdalen College and was part of a literary group called the Inklings. He later went on to become a professor of Medieval and Renaissance English at Cambridge (Encyclopedia of British Writers). Lewis "succeeded in three literary spheres: as a scholar, a fantasist, and a Christian essayist" (Stade). Although baptized in the Church of Ireland, Lewis was not a religious man until later in life. Lewis went through a period of searching for the meaning to life and he discovered some of his friends in the literary group the Inklings were Christians. After many discussions with his friends all "the arguments that were obstacles to faith were removed" (The Most Reluctant Convert: C.S. Lewis' Journey to Faith). After becoming an advocate for Christianity Lewis wrote some novels that were religious allegories. The Chronicles of Narnia books are examples of his religious allegories. The symbolism Lewis uses in one of the Narnia books, The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe, is a good example of how Lewis uses symbols to create "an imaginative welcome to the Christian faith" (McGrath).

Clive Staples Lewis, a British novelist, poet, academic, and Christian apologist managed to transcend cultural boundaries with his fictional literary book series, The Chronicles of Narnia. The book series is regarded as a classic of children’s literature and is Lewis’s best-known work, having sold over 100 million copies in 47 languages. The books were written around 1950 and have been adapted through several mediums, including film. In particular, the film creation of the first of the seven books, The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, made in 2005, presents a problematic dynamic of gender, genre, and religion.