seventy languages and sold over four hundred million copies in two hundred countries. The success of the Harry Potter series results in a success of its industry‚ including films‚ video games‚ toys‚ traveling attractions and theme parks. The Chronicles of Narnia is another popular fantasy storybook published in 1950. But why did it fail to achieve the same incredible success as the Harry Potter series? Part of the reason is because the Harry Potter series is not only a book for children but also
Free Harry Potter
have read O’Connor’s work‚ as the peacock is often found in her stories‚ many times being used as a religious symbol‚ such as in her short story The Displaced Person (Eby 2013). Similarly‚ well-loved author C.S. Lewis’s fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia takes a turn for the semi-autobiographical when Lewis begins his fantasy stories with children fleeing from war and taking refuge in the mansion of a scholarly old professor. During World War II‚ Lewis himself took in many refugees‚ and there
Premium Short story Fiction Literature
“To find out what is natural‚ we must study specimens which retain their nature and not those which have been occupied” (Aristotle‚ politics I‚V‚5) In the early 20th century‚ when both Lewis and Tolkien got started with their teaching careers at Oxford University‚ they embarked on a “conquest of nature”‚ which was a trend in the industrialised west. According to the Christian beliefs‚ the humans misbehaviour with nature would carry horrid spiritual significance and they believed that the sins of
Premium Science Nature Religion
from real life historical events or used literary devices such as allegory. Two of the major authors are J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis‚ whose most significant works respectively are The Lord of the Rings trilogy along with Hobit and The Chronicles of Narnia. 1.1.1 Classis Anglo-American fantasy sagas and their alleged factographic sources J. R. R. Tolkien was immensely influenced by Old English and especially the epic poem Beowulf. Tolkien being an expert in Anglo-Saxon‚ nearly all names used
Premium Literature Fantasy J. R. R. Tolkien
Edmund vs. Eustace: Comparing and Contrasting Edmund Pevensie and Eustace Clarence Scrub are two very important characters from two separate books in The Chronicles of Narnia series. They each undergo their own trials and tribulations and learn from them in vastly different ways. By doing so‚ they each emerge as stronger and wiser men in their own right. While their journeys are each diverse and unique‚ they are also very similar in a multitude of ways. Edmund begins his journey as a greedy‚ self-entitled
Premium English-language films Difference Life
once a year. C. S. Lewis’s most distinguished and standard accomplishments embody Mere Christianity‚ Out of the Silent Planet‚ the good Divorce‚ The Screwtape Letters‚ and therefore the universally acknowledged classics within the Chronicles of Narnia. To date‚ the Narnia books have sold over a hundred million copies and been remodeled into 3 major motion
Premium World War II Family Mother
C.S. Lewis: Christian Apologist Included in the 10 most influential Christians of the 20th century alongside Karl Barth‚ Pope John XXIII‚ Martin Luther King Jr‚ and Billy Graham‚ the Christian History magazine named him "the atheist scholar who became an Anglican‚ an apologist‚ and a ‘patron saint’ of Christians everywhere." He was also dubbed as an “apostle to the skeptics” because he resolutely answered frequent objections individuals had when it came to accepting Christ as their Savior (christianodyssey
Premium C. S. Lewis Christian apologetics Jesus
lines‚ and keep me on the edge of my seat. Adventure movies are thrilling and never boring. What I like best is finding it easy to imagine myself as part of the adventure. Some of my favorite adventure movies include "Lord of the Rings"‚ "Chronicles of Narnia"‚ "Pirates of the Caribbean"‚ and "National Treasure". There are more adventure movies in the list of the best top 10 movies from 2004-2006 than any other type of movie. The second most popular type of movie over the past three years has
Premium Genre Film Alien
Lewis uses very blatant Christian symbols in his Chronicles of Narnia where Aslan turns himself into numerous symbols. One of the most notable symbols is when the lamb‚ which then turns into Aslan‚ is feeding Edward‚ Lucy‚ and Eustace. The significance of the lamb to the Christian is undeniably in scripture.
Premium Christianity Religion Jesus
who is popularly known as ‘Queen of crime’ has given a new direction to mystery stories and novels. Ian Fleming the writer of James Bond needs no introduction about his genres. C.S.lewis is another fiction writer who wrote famous books like chronicle of Narnia‚ the Lords of the Rings‚ that has given a whole new outlook to fiction. While talking about contemporary writers we cannot forget the name J.K Rowling a writer of harry potter‚ Enid Blyton whom children adores and Selman Rushdie whose Midnights
Premium Writing Children's literature Rudyard Kipling