Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Introduction

CS Lewis is probably one of the best known, widely read and often quoted Christian writers of modern times. Between 1931 and 1962, he published 34 books, including poetry, articles, theology, and philosophy of education, the children's fairy tales, literary criticism, and an autobiography (Lewis, 59).

In short, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe have a Christian worldview through a mythical tale. It takes location in Narnia, a world of magic. In Narnia, almost all fairy tales or a mythical creature full of life imaginable. But unlike a lot of fantasy, like Harry Potter, Narnia is a world - a building separate from ours. In Narnia, what we might call "magic" is simply part of the created order (the costume is actually of Narnia too, although it is known from a previous story - as is the creation of Narnia.)Thus, the mythical elements are used as a vehicle to tell a bigger story, not to promote the lie in the real world (Hooper¸141).

Character Analysis

Peter Pevensie Peter is the eldest of the Pevensie siblings, and he is noble and courageous. His character portrays Christ theme of Messiah. That matures into a young man during his first days in Narnia. He is shown immediately after Susan protects a wolf. Aslan knights him, and the end is crowned High King of Narnia. During his reign is known as King Peter the Magnificent.

Susan Pevensie

The importance of Christian character Susan has been much discussed. Apart from her role opposite Lucy in parallel to women in the gospel that first encounter the Risen King, Lewis may have intended to represent the good seeds that are "choked with thorns in the parable of the sower in the Gospel of Matthew. It is also very likely that Lewis may have intended to maintain a history of Narnia Susan after the redemption, but he died before writing, as he had written to his young fans that Susan's story was not over.

Polly says Lady Susan "idea is to run the silliest moment of life as quickly as possible and then stop there, whenever you can." That is, the failure of Susan is due to the vanity and a false sense adolescent "maturity." This image of Susan offers a striking contrast to his sister Lucy, who is a shining example of the Bible "faith as a young child."

It has been argued that the nature of Susan's mother cultivates a sense of self that prevents him from following Aslan enough. In this interpretation, Susan Lewis intended to represent that in the confusion of his fallen state to find a spiritual call to faith not by malice drowned, for their part, but simply because of the distractions of everyday life.

Edmund Pevensie

The third eldest Pevensie, Edmund is a brat for most of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Edmund is spiteful and mean, and likes to annoy his sister, Lucy. His greed for Turkish Delight loved him to act as a traitor against his brothers. Edmund joins ...