The Horse and His Boy The book I read for my book report was a fiction book called The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis. This is the third book in the "Chronicles of Narnia" series and it was published in 1954. The story takes place in the make-believe land of Calormen and the also make-believe land of Narnia. It’s about a boy that runs away from his life of slavery and his adventure to come. I found this book to be adventurous‚ exciting‚ and suspesful (to an extent). It shows people how bravery
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particular story‚ the fourth image of atonement‚ an act of love‚ is woven throughout the other three images (Worlsey‚ 150). Aslan’s motivation behind the sacrifice‚ the return to life‚ and the triumph over the witch is his love for the children and Narnia. Without his sacrifice‚ Aslan would not have been able to pay the price the Deep Magic required and save
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it was 5:00. Archie had nothing to do since he finished his only homework he decided that he wanted to watch TV. Walking over to the TV he grabbed the remote and turned it on. It just so happened to be his favorite movie of all time‚ The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion‚ The Witch‚ and the Wardrobe. The movie had just
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the movie’s director Andrew Adamson says “I want it to feel real and for kids today to actually relate to the children. So I’ve really tried to make the story about a family which is disenfranchised and disempowered in World War II‚ that on entering Narnia‚ through their unity as a family they become empowered at the end of the story.” As admirable as it is to elevate family harmony in a world of broken and hurting families‚ this is not the main theme of the book. While repentance leads to improved
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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
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Eternal Battle between Good and Evil All good men face temptations. Some men may fall‚ but the choice to admit mistakes and become better for it is what matters most. In the stories of “Young Goodman Brown‚” by Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion‚ the Witch‚ and the Wardrobe‚ by C. S. Lewis‚ there are many examples of human nature between good and evil. These examples are portrayed by characteristics‚ symbols‚ and themes found throughout the story lines. In both stories‚ there
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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
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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.
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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
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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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