The Lion And The Wardrobe Analysis
Four children with their father in the military and their mother deciding to send them out of London to an old Professor’s house due to air-raids to the city during a war.
This is what Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy have to go through in C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. In the Professor’s house, there was a wardrobe alone in an otherwise empty room. Characters can walk straight through the back of this wardrobe into the mysterious land of Narnia. Lucy was the first one to discover this and met a faun (half man/half goat) named Mr. Tumnus. Edmund later stumbled upon Narnia and met the evil White Witch. Eventually, all four kids ended up in Narnia together and this is when their true journey began. The literary elements of setting, tone, and characterization all …show more content…
When the beavers and children first encounter Aslan, he is surrounded by many other great creatures. Just as they would expect from a great ruler. Even though they all heard how amazing he is, they were left in shock standing in front of Aslan and being able to actually see how glorious he really is. “...the Beavers and the children didn’t know what to do or say when they saw him.” (Lewis, 126) Later in the story things work out where Aslan is forced to sacrifice his life in order to save Edmund. Susan and Lucy witness Aslan get humiliated by the witch in front of all her evil creatures. Seeing Aslan weak and sad makes the girls feel the same way. Fortunately, Aslan knew he would be resurrected and came back looking as powerful as ever, which made his army feel the same way as they defeated the White Witch!
So, whether it be the horrible eternal winter, the hope all of the creatures carry, or how mighty Aslan looks… All of these relate to a literary element that helps us better understand this novel, and make it a very good and understandable book for anyone to
This is what Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy have to go through in C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. In the Professor’s house, there was a wardrobe alone in an otherwise empty room. Characters can walk straight through the back of this wardrobe into the mysterious land of Narnia. Lucy was the first one to discover this and met a faun (half man/half goat) named Mr. Tumnus. Edmund later stumbled upon Narnia and met the evil White Witch. Eventually, all four kids ended up in Narnia together and this is when their true journey began. The literary elements of setting, tone, and characterization all …show more content…
When the beavers and children first encounter Aslan, he is surrounded by many other great creatures. Just as they would expect from a great ruler. Even though they all heard how amazing he is, they were left in shock standing in front of Aslan and being able to actually see how glorious he really is. “...the Beavers and the children didn’t know what to do or say when they saw him.” (Lewis, 126) Later in the story things work out where Aslan is forced to sacrifice his life in order to save Edmund. Susan and Lucy witness Aslan get humiliated by the witch in front of all her evil creatures. Seeing Aslan weak and sad makes the girls feel the same way. Fortunately, Aslan knew he would be resurrected and came back looking as powerful as ever, which made his army feel the same way as they defeated the White Witch!
So, whether it be the horrible eternal winter, the hope all of the creatures carry, or how mighty Aslan looks… All of these relate to a literary element that helps us better understand this novel, and make it a very good and understandable book for anyone to