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    C.S. Lewis was a very influential man in not only literature but also for the Christian faith. His literature was revolutionary for everyone who read it. Lewis’s influence is still present over fifty years after his death. C.S. Lewis's childhood, time in the military, and walk with Christ were all influences on his literary works. Lewis experienced events in his childhood that would help mold him into the man he became, and influence his literature in the years to come. Lewis was an introvertive

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    Clive Staples (C.S) Lewis is known for his intellectual writings and is arguable one of the most influential writers of his day. Lewis was born to a protestant family in Belfast, Ireland. He remembers his family purchasing and reading “endless” books, where none of them were off–limits to him. This in return may have played a significant role in his imagination and love for fantasy. After his brother left home for boarding school in 1905, Lewis spent most of his time reading and imagining worlds

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    C.S. Lewis was born on November 29, 1898 in Belfast, Ireland. Lewis went to Oxford University and focused on literature and classic philosophy. His most popular work is the children’s series The Chronicles of Narnia. This book series has been loved by many readers for decades and movies have also been made. ("C.S. Lewis Biography.") One of the great things that Lewis was able to do with his novels are that he could hide a deeper meaning in different characters and even make the entire novel a

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    Lewis was a brilliant man. He wrote books with symbols that one would have to dig deep to find the meaning. One of his more popular books is in the series of Narnia. The book The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, had many symbols related to color. C.S Lewis was very creative in how he used them and where they were put. This is important due to the fact that it shows thing that are important to Christians and illustrates what they believe. The depth that color brings is immense. It is used to show that

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    Theology: Audience and Purpose C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned author and theologian, wrote many highly acclaimed essays and books, and is frequently admired for his profound theological impact on the Christian scene. Also recognized for his fictional books, his work demands respect beyond the Christian community as well. One of his books, Mere Christianity, has a section titled “Theology,” which displays his writing skill and theological knowledge. “Theology” intelligently discusses the relationship

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    Elizabeth Sosa 2-15-16 Mythic Themes C.S. Lewis Professor Kelly Out of the Silent Planet What I consider to be the main major theme in Out of the Silent Planet is courage. In the beginning Ransom is known as any other typical pedestrian going on a walking tour. He is represented as a very introverted and timid character; even though he may have been in World War I, he was not very comfortable under any physical contact. Usually people think that by Ransom being in a war, that he is fearless; but

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    of seven high fantasy novels by C.S. Lewis and illustrated by Pauline Baynes, and originally published in London between 1950 and 1956. First we have The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (1950), Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia (1951), The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952), The Silver Chair (1953), The Horse and His Boy (1954) The Magician’s Nephew (1955), and lastly The Last Battle (1956). The Chronicles of Narnia are the most popular works of writer C.S. Lewis. They are recognized as the children’s

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    The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the second book of the classical fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia. This novel was written by the very popular, C.S Lewis and was published during the year 1950 in England. C.S Lewis was an irish writer and scholar. The reason behind this novel is extremely interesting. At the age of 16, C.S Lewis found himself frequently imagining "a Faun carrying an umbrella and parcels in a snowy wood." He decided this was something he needed to create a story about

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    Book to Bible Clive Staples Lewis, “one of the greatest Christian authors of the 20th century” (“Faith”). Some believe that C.S. Lewis uses a direct allegory comparing characters from the book to characters in the Bible. It is amazing how an atheist man became a great Christian writer. “C.S. Lewis was a Christian first, scholar second” (“Faith”). In The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Lewis uses symbols such as Aslan and the stone table to show allegorical representations of Christianity. Aslan

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    C.S. Lewis when he was a small boy, endured a tragedy no nine year old should ever have to go through that led to a tragic loss of faith and family. C.S. Lewis was born in Belfast, Ireland in 1898 and grew up being a normal child. One of Lewis’s greatest accomplishments is writing the world famous Chronicles of Narnia series. C.S. Lewis is known today as a brilliant author, an amazing thinker, and a faithful Christian. C.S.lewis had a very normal childhood, he was born in Belfast Ireland, a small

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