The Chronicles of Narnia

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    You may know C.S. Lewis for writing the Chronicles of Narnia, but he was known for a variety of more things. He was known for writing novels, essays, critical commentary, autobiographies, poems, short stories, and he was also a diarist (“World” 2075). He would write about what he was going through of something based on what he believed. C.S. Lewis was a great author because he wrote from the heart and about things that impacted him the most. C.S. Lewis had a challenging childhood, but I believe

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    The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe is a fascinating, adventurous journey about 4 siblings traveling through a magical wardrobe to a land called Narnia. As they explore the land, they learn of its destiny and free it from the evil white witch, with the help of a majestic lion. According to Time Magazine, “There’s no fire, no passion and not much fun.” I have to disagree with this statement because I thought that movie was fun-filled and intriguing. As the movie was

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    While one can find many aspects of the movie as proofs for ritual theories, the theories surrounding the concept of belief is also very much relevant within the movie The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. In specific Richard Gombrich’s theory of cognitive versus affective beliefs. This theory highlights what an individual voices to be true (as in what he believes to be true/important) in comparison to what their actions show to be true/important to the individual. This is

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    Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia series. The first story to be published was The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. The pevensie children are evacuated into the country during the midst of world war two. While under the care of professor Kirke they come to find a wardrobe where it leads to the fictitious land of Narnia. Narnia seems beautiful, but has been under the control of the white witch for at least a hundred years

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    more questions since before her many fantasy writers have either created an altogether new world where new religious order prevail or have retained strong biblical allegory such as C.S Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia where Aslan the great lion is a metaphor of the creator of the universe or God. Creation of Narnia is shown in similar light to the creation of the universe, along with that there is also a garden similar to the Garden of Eden where the little protagonist,

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    RELAMPAGOS, Nicola Liane C. POSADAS, Klarizze FINAL PROJECT: The Chronicles of Narnia The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is the first book in the Chronicles of Narnia series written by CS Lewis. The book series was such a great success that in 2008, the first book was turned into a film. What many people may not realize is that CS Lewis wrote the book series with a specific goal in mind: to showcase the word of God to different parts of the world through an artistic

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    their heart through reading these books. The Chronicles of Narnia is a book that is really related to its writer’s faith. C.S lewis was the writer of this book, he was a famous christian writer, he wrote many christian worldview books. The Chronicles of Narnia is base on christian faith, this book is full with Bible story, but he wrote it into another story. The story begins with a boy and a girl, they accidentally went to an amazing world called Narnia, and they experienced many adventures, they

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    definition from dictionary.com says an allegory is “a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.” They are retellings of historical stories in a more understandable sense. “In the Narnia Chronicles,

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    Lewis and “The Chronicles of Narnia” C.S Lewis was a well renowned English author that has published many great works with his most well received piece being, “The Chronicles of Narnia.” The tale takes place during the London bombings of World War II. The solace for the four children in the novel is a magical wardrobe that transports them to a world of mythical creatures, and connections are made between the Catholic Church and this magical world. In, “The Chronicles of Narnia, the author C.S

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    that the chronicles of Narnia series, the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in particular were perhaps one of the best childhood books to be around, but not many know that the religious symbolism of Christianity plays a key role in the Chronicles of Narnia. This essay will focus on the teachings of Christianity and how it plays a significant role in the movie the chronicles of Narnia. The following factors will be used to discuss Christianity and how it interlinks with The Chronicles of Narnia, namely:

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