The Lion And The Wardrobe Christian Analysis

In the book The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, many things are similar to the Bible. Many of the characters in the book are used represent characters from the Bible. In C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, the story of Christianity is paralleled using the characters in the book.

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

After teaching Peter how to take his place, Aslan sneaks out in the middle of the night to the location of the Stone Table, a sacred relic that holds magical powers to meet up with Jadis. Shortly after arriving, Aslan is immediately executed and humiliated, but is soon revived as time passes. Back to life, Aslan explains his resurrection, “She would have known that when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards,” (Lewis, 179). Aslan explains a hidden law in the Deep Magic that only he knows about, and that stated that if the an innocent being, in this case, Aslan, is executed by the Stone Table then the magic would eventually revive them.The reason as to why Aslan risked his own life in the first place is because Edmund, who was a traitor to the Witch, would never come back if executed. Aslan wholeheartedly trusts magic that he was initially unsure about, thus explaining his change in behavior earlier on. But Aslan not only gained trust in the magic, but he also gained trust in the four children, depending on them to save Narnia in the case that he did never come back. In conclusion, Aslan’s risk taking behavior in saving Narnia is another trait of making him

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).

They are fully dedicated to making Narnia a better place, and they will go to any extent to stop her. Aslan, the lion, is an extremely heroic character in the novel. Earlier in the novel, Edmund betrays his siblings by joining forces with the witch. Eventually, he wants to come back to the good side, but he will have to pay the price. Instead of dying for his acts, Aslan decides to die for him.

C.S. Lewis is one of the greatest authors in history. His books are still widely available and sold to many interested readers. In Lewis’ childhood, he experienced a tragedy that affected his belief in god; in his middle life, he mainly focused on college and his studies, but his father’s death played a role in Lewis later becoming a Christian. In Lewis’ later life, he married one of his own fans. Clive’s passion for writing began when he was a small child, and it continued to grow as he furthered his education to become a college professor at Oxford University. Lewis is still remembered today for his great works, such as The Screwtape Letters and The Chronicles of Narnia, which is a popular series among children.

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

Clive Staples Lewis was born on November 29, 1898, in Belfast, Ireland into a Christian family. His parents were Albert James Lewis and Flora Augusta Hamilton Lewis. He had a brother named Warren Hamilton Lewis. When he was younger, he had a dog named Jacksie, who was hit by a car. He “changed” his name to Jacksie which he later shortened to Jack. A name he would go by the rest of his life. As a child, Lewis and his brother loved Beatrix Potter’s books and often made their own stories and own worlds. One of those worlds was called

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

Accomplished science fiction and Fantasy author C.S. Lewis saw the defamation of the Fantasy genre beginning during the early decades of the Twentieth century. Lewis was well aware of the strengths of the genre; from his youth he had been enchanted by fantastical stories of paranormal phenomena that included Norse mythology. Upon reaching adulthood and becoming a noted member of the English faculty at Oxford College, Lewis published a science fiction trilogy dealing with the clash between science and religion and between good and evil. He followed the well-received series with the Chronicles of Narnia, seven Fantasy novels written for children bearing large motifs of Christian mythology. And along the way, he managed to defend Fantasy, science fiction, and myth from its critics in a series of explicative essays dealing with literary theory.

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.

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

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

Later on, one child’s disloyalty to his siblings becomes a huge problem. Aslan decides to risk his own life for the boy. All in all, good overthrows evil, and the children become kings and queens of Narnia in the end (Langford). Aslan proclaims: “Once a king or queen of Narnia, always a king or queen. Bear it well, Sons of Adam! Bear it well, Daughters of Eve!” (Lewis 182). The point for Lewis to write these books was as an effort to tell children the Christian stories. He makes examples in chronological order starting with the beginning of time, moves to the death and life of Christ, and finally the end of the world. For most people in this time, when they heard about God or Christianity, they did not want to listen. Instead of giving children ordinary Bible stories, he wrote adventures. He wanted them to learn and believe, as he did, that Christianity would always be there. He filled the books with fictional animals, and

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.