At first glance the reader may think that The Lion‚ the Witch‚ and the Wardrobe is just another fictional story about talking animals and children running around a mythical land named Narnia. The book is an allegorical piece of literature relating characters from the book to characters in the Bible. In Clive Staples Lewis’s novel‚ the author uses the symbol of the stone table and the symbol of the hero to convey to his readers the theme of Christianity in the novel. The hero represents Aslan and
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Have you ever read the book ‚ “The Lion‚ The Witch ‚ and The Wardrobe ?” Lucy‚ Peter‚Susan‚ Edmund were compassionate in the story . They were all willing to help other people instead of themselves . Edmund started to get it at the end of the story because in the beginning of the story ‚ he was selfish and cruel to his siblings . The theme of this story is to “treat people the way you want to be treated .” First ‚ a lot of people can be very compassionate to help others . Alsan
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“The heart is deceitful above all things”. The White Witch confirmed that quote without a doubt. Although she was a fictional character‚ along with everyone else in the book she did commit atrocious acts the still happen today. The lion‚ the Witch‚ and the wardrobe is a very intriguing novel written by C.S. Lewis. Now C.S. Lewis was an army veteran he also was very good friends with J.R.R. Tolkien they hold each other’s writings accountable that’s part of the reason this book is so mindboggling.
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The Lion‚ The Witch and The Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis The Lion‚ The Witch and The Wardrobe. C.S. Lewis’s first book of the Chronicles of Narnia introduces the reader to the land of Narnia. Written in the 1950’s Lewis’s inspiration to write a children story stemmed from the arrival of three children evacuated to the Lewis country home during the bombing of London by the Nazi. Within unfolding story C.S. Lewis provides childlike insights into philosophies of faith‚ compassion‚ temptation‚ redemption and
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C.S. Lewis’s “The Lion‚ the Witch‚ and the Wardrobe” can be seen as a spiritual allegory. The entire book has either subtle or somewhat blatant references to Christianity‚ and other religions. With references to Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection‚ Adam and Eve; it is pretty clear that Lewis intended his novel to parallel with Christian themes. But also having some elements of Paganism‚ Lewis portrays elements of the natural world and respecting it‚ much like how in the Pagan religion is about
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What I love about the The Lion‚ the Witch‚ and the Wardrobe (TLWW) is its truly beautiful and enchanting story containing a Christian allegory. The movie falters in those moments where it robs the story of its purity and truth. As a child reading the story‚ or having it read to you‚ you are taken from an ordinary world into an extraordinary one. As Lewis wrote in his essay “On Three Ways of Writing for Children” the reader of a story like TLWW “does not despise real woods because he has read of enchanted
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Theme of Good Versus Evil in The Lion‚ The Witch and The Wardrobe March 29‚ 2011 March 29‚ 2011 Theme of Good Versus Evil in The Lion‚ The Witch and The Wardrobe In The Lion‚ The Witch and The Wardrobe the theme of good versus evil are unequivocal and unconcealed. C.S. Lewis illustrates this so eloquently with the use of the almighty Aslan whom along with the Pevensie children fight to overthrow the nefarious White Witch. The Lion‚ The Witch and the Wardrobe captured the attention of children
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and resolve. Therefore‚ a villain is necessary in a story. But how do you identify a villain? In the novel The Lion‚ The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S Lewis (LWW)‚ the White Witch can be considered a villain because of her external appearance‚ manipulative acts‚ and merciless behavior. Things are not always what they appear to be‚ they can often be circumvent. Jadis‚ also know as the Witch White in the novel LWW‚ is the self-proclaimed
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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
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“The Lion‚ The Witch‚ and The Wardrobe” is a captivating book written by C.S. Lewis. This book is about four children (Peter‚ Susan‚ Edmund‚ and Lucy)‚ a Witch‚ a Lion‚ and a Wardrobe leading into the mysterious land of Narnia. In the beginning of the book the children‚ who are sent to live with a professor in the English countryside (because of air-raids in London) stumble upon Narnia when hiding a wardrobe in the Professor’s house. When in Narnia they learn of the White Witch and her treachery
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