Biblical Allusions In 'The Witch, And The Wardrobe'

How to Read Literature Like a Professor

Chapter 2

In “The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe”, communion is a very important part of the show, as it builds the character development and structure of the story. For example, when Edmund meets the White Witch for the first time, the first thing the White Witch does, is offer him food and a drink so they could eat together. This indicates that Edmund is on the side of the White Witch. This causes Edmund to feel obligated to her, and so follows her orders and tries to bring all 4 of his siblings to her. Also, another example of communion in this series, is when the siblings meet a talking beaver. They are at first skeptical about trusting the beaver, that is, until they eat dinner together with
An example of biblical allusions in a literary work, is when Kesey, in “One Who Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest” described the psych ward as hell, since it is filled with death and despair. Also, another biblical allusion in this novel, is when Kesey compares himself to Jesus, when he is saying that he was asking his nurse if he was getting a crown of thorns.
Chapter 10

Weather is important to a story, and could be thought of as another author telling the story. In the book “Holes” the weather is very symbolic. In the novel, there was a massive lake that supported the livelihood of the town, making it the main resource of the town. However, when Sam, an innocent farmer, gets murdered in the town, the town stops receiving rain, and a massive drought occurs, drying up the lake, and making the townspeople suffer. The lack of rain symbolizes the consequences of Sam’s murder, and could be thought of as payback for his death. The weather changed the mood into one of gloom. Another example, would be in the “Lion King”. In this story, the plains are flourishing with water and food while Mufasa reigns king, but when Scar kills Mufasa, the plains transform into waterless wastelands filled with death. The change of weather indicates the tyrannical and cruel rule of Scar, and how Scar is filled with evil, and is unfit to rule. The
People who were reading this at the time it was published, could relate very well to the distress of staying indoors, and staying away from people. Today, plagues are a thing of the past, as technology has allowed for cures and effective quarantine practices, which stops the spread of most diseases. The severity of the situation in Edgar’s book has dimmed down decades. Also, there is a scene in a book where a few nobles take shelter in a castle, a symbol of protection and refuge, in order to escape the plague. Back then, it may have seemed impossible for the plague to reach the castle, but in the 21st century, where most castles consists of broken stones, and wide open holes, people may not be surprised if a plague were to sweep the castle as