Faith In The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe

Many experiences of daily life are experienced but not seen. Gravity, magnetism, and air are all common knowledge, but cannot be actively viewed by the average person. People have faith that these ideas exist. In The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, C. S. Lewis (1950) attempts to define the idea of faith to his readers through the voice of reason by the professor. In the story, the professor offers advice to a doubtful Peter and Susan about Lucy’s encounter with Narnia. Through the professor’s conversation, Lewis conveys the idea of faith in an intangible idea; and therefore, Lewis provides a base to which faith can be further applied to the concept of God. The example of faith mentioned in The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe helps to set the idea of trust in the reality of something greater than oneself.

The moment in the story in which Lewis is explaining faith is when Peter and Lucy meet with the professor to gain his opinion about Lucy. Peter and Susan believe Lucy has an issue because of her encounter with Narnia. They understand Narnia to be a make-believe story for two reasons; Peter was unable to access Narnia through the wardrobe, and Edmund lied about being in Narnia. During the course of the conversation, the professor used reason to prove to the children that Lucy’s unbelievable

By this point in the story, the reader trusts that Lucy has had a genuine expedition to Narnia. When Peter and Susan lack a belief in Lucy, this causes a frustration for Lucy and the reader. By exploring the topic of faith in a children’s book, Lewis is able to provide reasoning of trust in something intangible. Furthermore, in defining faith, Lewis helps to provide a foundation to children for the trust in the reality of God. Along the lines of this same reasoning, it can be said that even though God cannot be seen does not mean that He does not