Aslan

themes are Aslan, the seven deadly sins, the Devil, and the representation of other religions. These themes play a large role in each of the books and are represented differently throughout the series. All of these themes tie into Christianity and represent different aspects of this complex religion. The main goal of The Chronicles of Narnia is to represent Christianity in a way that children can understand. Lewis creates Aslan as a representation of Christ and demonstrates Christian ideas in a condensed simplified manner. This allows children to obtain a basic understanding of Christianity. However, while this series is intended for children it is also an interesting read for adults. The series contains many hidden symbols and themes that when read as an adult come into light. Lewis has done an excellent job in creating a series that can be understood as a child and when read again as an adult provides a new meaning and…

After the great battle, Lucy had found that her brother Edmund had been slain. She ran to his side and administered some of her elixir to him. She then stayed and waited to see if he would become better. At this point, Aslan had to strongly encourage her to help all the others in need of health. Reluctantly, she obeyed because she believed in Aslan when he encouraged her to do the right thing. To give another example of her faith, throughout the entirety of the story, Lucy is the only child with…

Peter leading the way for the others. I often took beatings for my sisters; they could not handle what I could. I was accustomed to being the strong one. I often fought battles for them to protect them. I was always taught not to surrender so I would fight to the death for something that was important to me. Aslan represented my father. I could not believe the White Witch had killed Aslan. I almost thought my mother had really killed my father. I felt safe when he was around. He seemed like the…

In Narnia, as in the Bible, grace is linked to faith. One cannot acquire forgiveness on their own. His own sin is too great and the divine sovereign is too honest for self-justification. One cannot change themselves either. Sinfulness is to grand to overcome on ones’ own. There are some things only Aslan can do, and the only proper human response to these things is faith. As the Beavers in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe tell Peter, it is no good trying to save Mr. Tumnus from the White…

In the morning, they hear a great cracking noise, and are astounded to see the Stone Table broken. Aslan has disappeared. Suddenly Susan and Lucy hear Aslan's voice from behind them. Aslan has risen from the dead. He says the innocent beings can not be killed on that table. Aslan carries the girls to the Witch's castle, where they free all the prisoners who have been turned to stone. He has the power to blow on the stone to melt it into the original being. Aslan, Susan, and Lucy join the battle…

“Lewis, then, has retold the story of the death and resurrection of Jesus in the context of Aslan and Narnia” (Brennan 8). Using this allegory to the bible the novel is portraying Aslan as Jesus Christ. When Aslan is killed, Lucy and Susan feel the need to help him even in death. This compulsion to serve Aslan shows the exact same compulsion to serve and be part of Christianity in reality. Another allegory to the bible used by Lewis is the magnificence of Aslan. The children feel the need to…

Witch, and the Wardrobe, Lewis utilizes a myriad of components, or symbols, to create an allegory of Christianity. These components suggest Lewis was crafting this story to convey Christian concepts. Examples of religious symbolism include Aslan, the stone table, the beavers underlying characteristics, the children’s “title”, and even the White Witch. Aslan is a character who strongly resembles Jesus Christ. Within the first few chapters, the fawn and the beavers speak of Aslan as though he…

children were living in London during the war, they were sent to the countryside of England. The house that they move into is owned by an old professor and resembles a castle. The book enters into its full splendor when Lucy, the youngest child, steps into a wardrobe while playing hide and seek with her siblings. She moves further back into the wardrobe and falls into snow. This new place is called Narnia where it is “always winter but never Christmas.” In Narnia the only way that it will become…

There are many instances where both Aslan and the White Witch reference “the Deep Magic”, which is the law carved into the ancient stone table that all Narnians must abide by. The “Deep Magic” would be the equivalent of the Ten Commandments from the Old Testament, the written law given to Moses. These commandments outline how the Jews should live; it tells them what they should not do if they want to live a life that honors God. In the same way, the law carved onto the stone table dictates…

To Digory’s shock, Jadis is in the garden, and she advises Digory to steal the fruit and take it back to his mother in order to cure her. Digory resists her offer and brings the apple back to Aslan. Aslan then orders Digory to plant the apple’s seeds. The apple tree grows in no time, and Aslan explains to the Narnians that this tree will protect them from the evil witch, Jadis. Digory, Polly and Uncle Andrew are sent back to England, where Digory feeds his mother another apple given to him by…