The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe By C. S. Lewis

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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.

We simply must try to rescue him” (Lewis 65). In the children’s journey to save the faun it shows how the two forces of both good and evil are in a continuing battle. The children are shown to be going against an evil force, known as the White Witch. The White Witch is known to be a malicious and heinous individual, while the children are known to be pure and innocent. Overall, the forces of good and evil and betrayal are pushed to the brink and in the end good prevails, known as the faun and children. Also another way Lewis exhibits the archetype good versus evil, is by showing how good triumphs evil. This is shown when the little girl “Lucy is firmly against the White Witch but Edmund [the brother] is tempted by her offer of unlimited Turkish Delight and the promise to be king one day” (HURLEY). The obvious known evil force is the White Witch and while the good is Lucy and her brother Edmund. Although, the White Witch bribes Edmund with a choice of his favorite treat, Turkish Delight which makes him think the Witch is an honorable individual. This causes Edmund to betray his siblings and go on the side of the evil White Witch, but eventually in the end see’s her true colors and apologizes for betraying them and they forgive

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.

This is shown in the well-read book, lion the witch and the wardrobe written by C.S Lewis. The theme good versus evil is highly prevalent throughout the book which is shown through the character Edmund. He is initially a mischievous young boy, however his encounters with the ‘white Witch’ push him in an evil direction. “Don't you understand?” …” he’s gone to her, the White Witch. He's betrayed us all”. Edmund continues to abide by the Witch’s sinister motives throughout the story. It is only when he witnesses the true evil of the Witch that his ability to feel sympathy and pity is resurfaced. This results in his return to the ‘good side’. Edmund’s character transformation is easily comparable to the transition of Jen/Mary Sue in Pleasantville. Both Edmund and Jen experience inner journeys that result in a change of positive behaviour and beliefs.

When evil stalks it's prey, the unwitting young person, then it becomes unfathomable and treacherous consequences can occur. For instance, one example of a Greek tale that embodies this notion of evil is The Myth of Hades and Persephone. In this Greek mythical tale Hades and his brother Zeus planned with trickery and violently abducted Persephone to go with Hades and be his wife in the underworld. We can see by the quote how the treachery of evil endures in the tale and how the young Persephone felt.

Main characters in the book The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe include the lion Aslan, the White Witch, and four children who are siblings (Lucy, Susan, Edmund, Peter). The book is truly a Christian allegory as you will see.

When Edmund first goes to Narnia, he meets the White Witch. She tells Edmund that if he brings back his three siblings than she will make him a prince. When he returns to the Witch without his siblings, she is furious and makes him her slave and forces him to walk to the Stone Table, where she anticipates Aslan will be. Just as the Witch is sharpening her knife to kill Edmund, the other animals rush over to save him and sequentially lose

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

Edmund was the second youngest of the Pevensie children, and he felt like the got the raw deal in his life. Because of his attitude, it was easy for the White Witch to convince Edmund to betray his family for the possibility that he may one day be King. However, after conversations with Aslan and reflecting on his experiences, he decided that he needed to change course and support his family. The White Witch was eventually defeated, and Edmund and his siblings were all Kings and Queens of Narnia. Overall, Edmund went from being a greedy individual to a fair individual.

In this story, four siblings named Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie are sent away from London to live in the country with Professor Kirke due to the Second World War and the air raids. On a rainy day, Lucy discovers a place called Narnia after stepping inside an enormous wardrobe. When she returns home, she eagerly tells her siblings about this secondary world, but they do not believe her. It is not until Peter and Susan are persuaded by the Professor that they decide to trust their sister and follow her inside the wardrobe. Once the four of them enter Narnia, the adventure begins. In this magical world, they go on a journey, where they face many obstacles

Throughout the play of Macbeth the audience is made aware of the differences in dark and light. This could be seen as being metaphorical for many other binary oppositions one of which being good and evil. This example supports the power of the witches, representing evil and the dark.

Before the reader can identify good prevailing over evil, they must know who represents the evil and who represents good. For example, the monster, Grendel is a symbol of evil. He is characterized as a demonic creature, living down in the darkness. He gets exasperated rather easily and

Aslan was portrayed as the good while the wicked witch is portrayed as the evil. As we watch the movie, the director tries to keep us in suspense as to whether good will eventually override evil. The white witch was in control of Narnia and the only way to gain back control was by Aslan being good defeating her. Another central theme of the movie was betrayal, this was portrayed by Edmund choosing to follow the white witch over Aslan, Edmund was cajoled into following the witch with a promise of being giving power in the form of Turkish delight.

Another of Narnia's key characteristics is that its inhabitants revere and depend upon the children. At their temporary home in England, the children are unsupervised and irrelevant. The Professor involves himself little with the children's affairs – as Peter notes, "That old chap will let us do anything we like!" (p.2) – and Mrs. Macready displays impatient disregard for them. The children's situation breeds problems. Lucy is afraid of the Professor and her new surroundings, Edmund mocks the Professor's odd appearance and generally misbehaves, and Peter believes he and his siblings can be as mischievous as they please. The children bicker constantly. Without responsibilities and respect to accompany it, the freedom afforded by the Professor's indifference does not translate into maturity.