Throughout history authors have incorporated religious meaning in their writing. Christian symbolism can often play a role in British literature. C. S Lewis‚ one of the most recognized literary British scholars to ever live‚ did just that. The Chronicles of Narnia is often revered as one of the most admired children’s series of fantasy novels with Christian parallels playing a vital role throughout the series. Clive Staples Lewis was the most popular author of Christian books of his era. He attended
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Aslan’s speech in the Chronicles of Narnia by Joy Alexander THERE are many instances in literature of characters stepping out of the books which create them. What I mean is that many people recognise and know about Robinson Crusoe‚ Oliver Twist‚ or Peter Pan who have certainly never read the stories in which they feature. Another example is Aslan‚ who is widely known to be a lion and can perhaps be associated with Narnia even though little else about the Narnian Chronicles may be known. Nor is
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of Clive Staples life‚ he won many different awards‚ including the Carnegie medal‚ which is one of the most outstanding awards given to authors. Clive Staples is very well known for his strong faith in God‚ which later led him to write the chronicles of Narnia series. The time period of Lewis had a great impact on the way he wrote the things he did. Lewis’s college experiences had the most impact on the things he did and the books he wrote. Another
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critic books. However‚ the critic books influenced me in thinking some of my own and so I have added on to what I think Lewis was trying to refer just for the purpose of the situation. Critics have said that each of the seven novels in "The Chronicles of Narnia" addresses one of the seven deadly sins. It
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Jadis‚ the “Queen” of Narnia It was once said that “evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree” (“Ethiopian”). In C. S. Lewis’ The Lion‚ the Witch‚ and the Wardrobe‚ evil enters the fictitious world of Narnia and quickly diffuses throughout the land. This evil permeates every aspect of its society and has its inhabitants living in fear of the source: Jadis‚ “Queen” of Narnia‚ better known as the White Witch. She is this evil that has infiltrated Narnia through her villainous
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Clinton thought to himself as he pulled into the arena’s parking lot. Great‚ Chris Cox is here. Now I have to deal with him for four years in a row. Clinton stepped out of his truck and walked into the arena’s office that is being used to teach them the rules and what their two year olds are expected to know. As usual Chris came walking up to him. “ Aren’t you excited we get to do the NRHA Futurity together again?” “ Ya… that’s the word for it. Excited‚” Clinton responded sarcastically. Chris dimwitted
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storyline occurrences associated with the modern fantasy genre. Magic‚ other worlds‚ good versus evil‚ heroism‚ fantastic creatures and fantastic objects are the basic modern fantasy motifs‚ and are all used in The Lion‚ The Witch and The Wardrobe. Narnia is the magical other world‚ home to the fantastic creatures and objects‚ in which the Pevensies and the White Witch take the form of good versus evil. All modern fantasy compositions are through the eyes of the hero/s‚ and the generic storyline goes
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Molly McGregor Creative Writing - Poetry October 2nd 2012 Critical Analysis of “As the Ruin Falls” by C.S. Lewis Many of C.S. Lewis’ poems have spoken to me on a deep level over the last few years‚ this one in particular holds the most meaning for me and has impacted my life in multiple ways. In this paper‚ I will first discuss why I believe this piece to be about the regret Lewis felt in regard to the negative effect his selfishness had upon a relationship that he was a part of
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PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER Lauren ENGLISH SUNDAY‚ NOVEMBER 18‚ 2012 C.S. Lewis has written many books that want to take you into his world of imagination. His books take on a life of their own‚ threw magical doorways‚ mythical creatures‚ kings and queens which allow the reader to enter a world very unique and full of adventure. In books you find friends‚ companions‚ stories and places that you couldn’t have thought up yourself because
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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
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