After sorting out the history of childrens literature‚ it concentrates on the religious themes in Northern Lights and its debate in the Catholic church and finally compares the story of Lyra Belacqua to the series of fantasy novels The Cronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis. The first kinds of literature for children and teenagers were edited works for adults‚ as the first known example from the Antique were the Ilias from Homer. In the Middle Ages Aesops stories were formulated as fables for children
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the parodic cycle‚ a movie in which its “genre’s development is an outright mockery of its conventions‚ reducing them to howling cliches and presenting them in a comic manner” (Gianetti). This movies‚ is based on other popular film like The Chronicles of Narnia‚ Harry Potter‚ X-Man‚ and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory‚ but the plot is utter mockery of the those films. A story helps determine or classify what a film is about and where it should categorized‚ there are many aspects that make up a story
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Holly Ordway focused her attention on the meaningful relationship between C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. Lewis was from Belfast‚ Northern Ireland and J.R.R. Tolkien is from England. Both authors met at the prestigious Oxford University as professors and were part of a literary group together. Because of their deep friendship‚ they were able to support each other through their work and credited each other with ideas and influences. J.R.R. Tolkien was Catholic when he met C. S. Lewis‚ and Lewis was
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There’s an element of sadness in "Bridge to Terabithia" that you don’t get in most films that are made for children. In addition to a few specific downer events‚ the plot itself has a melancholy tinge. Viewers expecting an easy-to-digest "The Chronicles of Narnia" knockoff will probably be disappointed with this film.Despite its small scale‚ "Bridge to Terabithia" offers a lot of things you won’t see in most children’s movies‚ including honest dialogue‚ actions that have consequences and some truly
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Roman Martyrolgy. The legends attributed to the mysterious saint are as inconsistent as the actual identification of the man. One common story about St. Valentine is that in one point of his life‚ as the former Bishop of Terni‚ Narnia and Amelia‚ he was on house arrest with Judge Asterius. While discussing religion and faith with the Judge‚ Valentine pledged the validity of Jesus. The judge immediately put Valentine and his faith to the test. St. Valentine was presented
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How Tolkien’s Life Influenced His Writings Thesis: John Ronald Reule Tolkien’s life experiences influenced his writing‚ beginning as a student‚ then a soldier‚ lexigrapher‚ professor‚ and then a writer to his own children; Tolkien’s life created the place known to most as Middle-Earth. Introduction Childhood South Africa Baboon Spider Lack of Greenery only sand and rock Early family life Early love of language and Anglo-Saxon literature Early adult life Edith and Tolkien Beren and Luthien
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“The only advice I can give you is what you’re telling yourself. Only‚ maybe you’re too scared to listen.” These are the words of Neil Gaiman‚ an excellent‚ award-winning author who was born in the United Kingdom but has since relocated to the United States near Minneapolis‚ Minnesota. To appreciate his work and triumphs‚ it’s essential to recognize his journey‚ in which I’ll be clarifying. Growing up in West Sussex‚ Neil Gaiman had a decent family life; his father‚ David Bernard Gaiman‚ a businessman
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Imagine the cruelest form of a dictatorship you can think of‚ randomly selecting two young and innocent children per state from their families and friends. This is the corrupt and power-obsessed capitol. The capitol forces 24 children‚ 2 from each district to get put into an arena where they must violently fight to the death; there are 12 districts. This is called the hunger games‚ a “celebration” rather than a punishment to remember the 13th district that attempted to overrule the capitol‚ therefore
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11 September 2012 C.S. Lewis: Canon; Natural Law C.S. Lewis wrote a book called Mere Christianity that conveyed his views on natural law. Lewis focused his writings on first principles and policy matters as the pertained to questions of lasting value. “He infused an interrelated worldview of truth‚ moral ethics‚ natural law‚ literary excellence‚ reason‚ science‚ individual liberty‚ personal responsibility and virtue‚ and Christian theism. (Evils of statism)” According to him we learn
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There is a scene in The Horse and His Boy‚ one of C. S. Lewis’ Narnia chronicles‚ in which the fugitive‚ Aravis‚ explains why she fled her homeland. As she begins‚ she switches to a style of speaking that is florid‚ poetic and quite captivating – for in her country‚ children are taught how to tell stories‚ just like English children are taught how to write essays. “The difference”‚ Lewis tells us‚ “is that people want to hear the stories‚ whereas I never heard of anyone who wanted to read the essays
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