Reading log The chronicles of Narnia The magician nephew Novel/fantasy C.s Lewis (Clive staple Lewis) Run down The sixth book in the Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis‚ The Magician’s Nephew is in fact before the story The Lion‚ the Witch and the Wardrobe and tells the tale of the creation of Narnia and how evil was introduced into this magical land. Seen through the eyes of two children‚ Digory and Polly‚ the story weaves through several different
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The book Lion‚ Witch and the Wardrobe to me represents people’s life as christians. When the siblings were away from Narnia they still had it in their hearts‚ and it showed on their outward appearance. When they were not in Narnia they had the same positive attitude they had when they were there. So‚ how it changed my point of view is that I should live my everyday life with christ in my heart. Also I need to look at people by who they are and not by their looks. When they were not in Narnia they had
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Emanuela Pavel Engwr 300 23 March 2010 Justifying an Evaluation essay –final Chronicles of Narnia The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion‚ the Witch‚ and the Wardrobe is based on a children’s book by C. S. Lewis and follows the book faithfully. Chronicles of Narnia is a good movie because of a great character story line‚ because of the allegories used and because of the good lessons for children to learn. The movie is a retelling of the biblical story for a young audience. One of the techniques
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C.S Lewis wrote the novel The Lion‚ the Witch and the Wardrobe initially for his Goddaughter in order to keep her in touch with Christianity. What Lewis did not realize is that many adults would also enjoy the fantasy children’s novel as well. The narrative is filled with mythical creatures‚ humorous moments‚ and suspenseful situations. Although many events and characters seem improbable‚ the four children in the book—Peter‚ Susan‚ Edmund‚ and Lucy—are realistically portrayed as well-rounded characters
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a controversy over his novel The Lion‚ The Witch‚ and The Wardrobe. The major complaint most people have is that is that it is a Christian book and they do not want their children to read it. Others say this is a fanciful story for children and parents are looking for a problem. This dilemma between some reader and the author has caused the debate between literary scholars‚ readers‚ and the author on C.S Lewis’ moral message in The Lion‚ The Witch‚ and The Wardrobe. C.S Lewis was bought up in a
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Christian Symbolism in The Lion‚ the Witch‚ and the Wardrobe C. S. Lewis was a brilliant author known for his fictional novels as well as his Christian apologetics works. Religion was a large part of his life‚ and he utilized such themes throughout his fiction books. The first book in The Chronicles of Narnia series‚ The Lion‚ the Witch‚ and the Wardrobe‚ exemplifies such overlap. Lewis inserted fundamental Christian themes into this novel‚ allowing his religion to influence his work. C. S
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In The Lion‚ the Witch and the Wardrobe (Lewis‚ 1950/2005‚ Chapter 5‚ p. 24)‚ Lucy excitedly tells Peter and Susan that there is indeed a country that can be accessed through the wardrobe. She mentions that she meets Edmund in the woods and turns to Edmund to backup her story. This portrays her trust towards him as a brother to help her prove to Susan and Peter that what she said is real. However‚ instead of helping Lucy‚ Edmund decided to let her down. He mocked makes fun of her and says that are
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Clive Staples Lewis relates The Lion‚ the Witch‚ and the Wardrobe almost exactly to the Bible. Lewis compares characters in his story that originate from the Bible. In his novel The Lion‚ the Witch‚ and the Wardrobe‚ Lewis uses the achetype of the Stone Table and the symbol of the hero to convey Christianity. The Stone Table‚ in Lewis’ novel represents the Cross in the Crucifixion. “So is Edmund killed? No‚ instead Aslan offers himself as a sacifice to the White Witch. He is tied up on the Stone
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compositions. The Lion‚ The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis uses many of these. It is an example of a modern fantasy novel‚ as the characters‚ setting and storyline match the criteria for the modern fantasy genre perfectly. There are many motifs and common storyline occurrences associated with the modern fantasy genre. Magic‚ other worlds‚ good versus evil‚ heroism‚ fantastic creatures and fantastic objects are the basic modern fantasy motifs‚ and are all used in The Lion‚ The Witch and The Wardrobe
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In this story‚ it’s the adventures of three young children that find a wardrobe to a new land. This land‚ however‚ is under the evil spell of a witch and she leaves the land in internal winter. Accompanied by friends they make and the lion (the king of the forest)‚ they will vanquish the witch forever. There are many allegories in this story and many representations of Christianity. I have enjoyed reading the books and I have been enlightened reading the critic books. However‚ the critic books
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