The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is the first of several novels in the C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia. These books tell stories of another universe that is called Narnia. Here there are many unearthly things from talking animals and evil witches. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is the story of four young siblings who discover this new world by entering a wardrobe. Little did they know, they were destined to become the new royalty of Narnia but only after going through many battles. In The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis analyzes the character Lucy, the theme of good versus evil, and the parallels of Narnia to other literature and Lewis’s life. In this book, Lucy is one of the children featured as protagonist. …show more content…
Even early on in their friendship Lucy not only trusted a stranger faun, she believed in his goodness too (Emerson). When Mr. Tumnus began to tell Lucy of all of the evil plans he was supposed to follow, she replied to him in disbelief by saying, “I think you are the nicest Faun I’ve ever met” and “I’m sure you wouldn’t do anything of the sort” (Lewis 19). Lucy’s will to see the good in him ultimately influence Mr. Tumnus to risk his life for hers (Emerson). During Lucy’s adventure she goes through several tests of her character. The first test she encounters is trying to convince her siblings that Narnia does exist (Emerson). The first time she tried to show them Narnia, the wardrobe did not lead to anything unlike it had when she entered it before (Lewis 25). Many at this time would think that they had dreamed or imagined Narnia, but not Lucy. She knew what she had seen and felt and would not allow others to bully her into thinking otherwise (Emerson). Her siblings did not believe her and ridiculed her by making fun of her saying it was all just a hoax and that she was just a little girl who had an imagination (Lewis 25). Later on in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Lucy’s second test arrives. She is the only one who is willing to take responsibility for everything that had taken place in Narnia such as Edmund, her brother, being captured and also helping the Narnians escape the injustices from the White Witch. She even goes as far as
Lastly, we take notice of Lucy’s character development, maturity-wise. In The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, Lucy is an imaginative and naïve young girl who seems to have no flaws until The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, when she starts envying her sister’s beauty and not praising her own. This character development shows that she is growing up, now that she is more aware of the world and that not everything is innocent like it was is before. Lucy definitely undergo some interesting character change and developments in the Narnia
The book, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis has many protagonists, as all four main characters, Susan, Peter, Edmund, and Lucy. All four children have contributed in helping save the magical land, Narnia, from the evils of Jadis, the White Witch, and also the main antagonist. However, these four would not have come to victory if it were not for the help of the lion who came along the way, Aslan, who brings the “Lion” in the title. Despite most of the book being focused towards the four children, Aslan was the main hero who helped progress the story the most through using staying true, making organized plans, and taking risks to save the aforementioned land.
C.S. Lewis’s the lion the witch and the wardrobe is one of the highest rated and top selling novels ever produced. It follows the story of four siblings; Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy (born in that order) and their journey across Narnia to fight evil. Along the way they encounter several lovable and not so lovable characters as well as deal with interpersonal problems questioning their morals that they must overcome. Although this children's fantasy novel seems like the basic story of good vs evil it actually has a lot of hidden messages and morals. While adapting The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe to a picture book, the theme thought to be most prevalent and best to adapt was C.S. Lewis’s ideology; a person who succumbs to sin will never live a good and prosperous life.
The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is an amazing book. In the book the main characters are, Peter the oldest, Susan the sister, Edmund the liar, and Lucy the little adventurous sister. The Lion, The Witch, The Wardrobe is about, One day when Lucy find a wardrobe that transports her into a mysterious world called Narnia. Which is frozen in eternal winter, enslaved by the White Witch, waiting to be set free. This book has many choices with their own consequences. There is one whom had a huge impact on this novel. This choice was to decide to either go to the woods and explore or be scared and stay inside. “‘And now,’ said Lucy ‘What do we do?’”.
Here the children face off the evil White Witch and befriend Aslan, a talking Lion. In Dawn Treader, the two youngest of the Pevensie children, Edmund and Lucy, were to stay with their cousin Eustace when the three children are suddenly transported back in Narnia and the ship the Dawn Treader. On board the ship is the King of Narnia, Caspian, and his companion Reepicheep along with the crew. This adventure follows Caspian and the children’s search for the seven lost lords of Narnia and their voyage to the edge of the
The act of resurrecting from the dead, breathing life in those that were recently trapped in the eternal imprisonment of death, and expressing redemptive love through giving up one?s life to save another are only some of the similarities that are present between characters in ?The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe? and religious figures such as Jesus Christ, the Son of Man. In the book, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, written by C.S. Lewis, four kids - Lucy, Edmund, Peter, and Susan ? enter into a magical wardrobe and find themselves in a new world, the Land of Narnia. The four children, with the help of Aslan, suppress the power of the Witch and restore Narnia?s former state of
Just like Lucy is able to go through transformations, so it the realm as a whole, especially when Aslan is mentioned. If you are able to see references well, then you may be able to see that The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe can be a fantasy adaptation of the Bible. Aslan is a parallel to God, The Witch is a parallel to SIn, the Stone table cracking is a parallel to the boulder moving from in front of the tomb on the third day, excreta. Aslan is seen as a saving grace when everyone believes that winter will always be upon them, the mighty lion is the one who can lift their spirits and give the people hope again. Aslan is a figure of hope, but to some he is also a myth, a myth that people tell tales and sing songs about.
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is a fantasy novel by C. S. Lewis. The story took place during World War II, in the house of Professor Kirke, to escape the air raids. Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie work together to solve the problem of eternal winter in Narnia and the tyranny of the evil White Witch, while focusing on the theme of courage and family. Lucy Pevensie is the youngest of the four siblings, but she is one of the most important. She is described to have golden-blonde hair, blue eyes, and fair skin.
In the book “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” there is this character named Lucy. Lucy is a very sensitive person. In the book Lucy finds this wardrobe . When Lucy opens the wardrobe she decides to go inside it. As Lucy walks in the wardrobe she notices it gets cold and never ends.
Cecil believes that “Lucy was of another clay… he ought to introduce her into more congenial circles” (Forster 73). This quote shows that in England Lucy didn’t get the respect she deserved or the credit she deserved for being a strong individual. George and Italy would accept Lucy just the way she is, but England would only put Lucy down and cement her into a loveless marriage where her husband viewed her as a possession and a trophy. England isn’t where Lucy belonged and if she remained in England she would have never gotten the chance to experience having a voice and someone listening, she would have never realized that there were better things out there in the
In C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Lewis emphasizes the three points of philosophy, themes, and symbolism throughout his writing. Lewis was a strong Christian man, and wanted to make children see and understand all the stories of the Bible. Therefore, he put Christian elements through his books, but with fantasy characters as well. Especially in this story, Lewis conveys the differences between good and evil. Aslan is represented as Christ just as the White Witch represents the sense of evil. Lewis wrote several books in this Narnia series, but The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe became the most famous and recognized of his novels.
In his essay On the Three Ways of Writing for Children, Lewis describes three ways he feels writers use when writing children’s literature. The first he describes as, “ ‘giving the public what it wants.’ Children are, of course, a special public and you find out what they want and give them that, however little you like it yourself.” Writing a children’s story for the sake of writing a children’s story. It’s written strictly for the purpose of selling to a specified audience. You give them what you think they want even if you don’t agree or like what you are writing. The second way Lewis describes as, ““The printed story grows out of a story told to a particular child with the living voice and perhaps ex tempore.”. We know from Lewis himself that Prince Caspian was not written out of a story he told to a child; he wrote this book as part of a series of books based around the Pevensie children, who discover a mysterious and magical land in the back of a wardrobe (Prince Caspian is the second in a series of seven books). Lewis advocates for writing not to impress, but for expression. He does not write children’s books
There are many reasons why I can relate to this chapter. In this chapter I can relate to Lucy, because when she comes back from Narnia, she tells her siblings about the world behind the wardrobe, and no one believes she was ever gone. Also when Edmund and Lucy are in Narnia together, when they return Edmund says he knows Narnia is fake he was just playing along. At this point Edmund knew Lucy was telling the truth, but he did not want to admit that she was right. Also Edmund didn’t want his sibling to know Lucy was telling the truth because them be older, he didn’t want them to be proven wrong by the youngest sibling Lucy.
I read an imaginative book called The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. In the book, there are four orphans. There names are Susan, Peter, Edmund and Lucy. They live in a mansion with a very kind homeowner. Lucy is the youngest and Edmund is the second youngest. Therefore, if Lucy says something, the others will most likely not believe it. Edmund is the second youngest. Edmund is very adventurous, and very kindhearted. That is how trouble comes to Edmund. He kindheartedly believes the White Witch is a good person. He accepts food and then that is how he is under the White Witch's control. Soon enough both Lucy and Edmund face problems. Also, even though both of them are the youngest in the book they play important roles.
When having to reflect upon the movies I have seen and trying and pinpoint a few that have made a spiritual impact on me without me even noticing, was very difficult. So, I took to Google and realized that one of my favorite series, The Chronicles of Narnia, is almost based on Christianity itself. One movie, in particular, probably the most well known is The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. The movie is found to have Christian themes. The writer of the novels the films are based on has religious views in almost all the books. This film adaption of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe is filled with hidden religious content. For instance, Aslan is seen to be Jesus Christ, Jadis is Satan, and the plot of the movie follows the resurrection