C.S Lewis is the author of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Warrdrobe. Lewis was born on November 29, 1898, in Belfast, Ireland. He was born Clive Staples Lewis to Flora August Hamilton Lewis and Albert J. Lewis. Lewis’s mother passed away when he was on ten years old. After his mother died he went on to get his pre-college education at boarding schools and he also received help from a tutor. Lewis served in World War I with the English Army, but unfortunately was sent home when he was wounded. Lewis was a graduate of Oxford University with a focus on classic philosophy and literature. As a child, he was disappointed with the Christian faith, but when he became older he found himself embracing Christianity. During World War II, he gave popular radio broadcasts on Christianity and they won many converts. Lewis’ speeches were collected in Mere Christianity. In the year of 1954, C.S. Lewis joined the staff of Cambridge University as a literature professor. He met an English teacher by the name of Joy Gresham and in 1956 they married each other and became a happily married family. The two were joyful during their marriage; unfortunately in 1960, the wife became ill with cancer died. Lewis began publishing his works in the mid- 1920s. Lewis started to publish The Chronicles of Narnia during the 1950s. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe was the first in the seven book series to be released. This was the story of four siblings who discovered a wardrobe with a magical land in the back of it (“Clives…”). In The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Lewis describes Aslan, Edmund, and Lucy.
Aslan is the King of Narnia. Lewis tries to resist any recognition that Aslan is Jesus Christ. When readi...
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After his conversion, C.S. Lewis' writings became less modernistic. Many of his most famous writings, such as Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, and The Chronicles of Narnia series contain his Christian worldview (Stewart 1), which was completely opposite of the mode...
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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader By: C.S. Lewis There are three main characters in the story, Edmund, Lucy, and Eustace. Lucy and Edmund are brothers and sisters and Eustace is their cousin. Edmund is a young teenager, very smart and very kind.
In conclusion, C.S Lewis symbolizes good and evil into his characters. The good one would be Aslan and the bad one would be the White Witch. They embody their role with characterization. This can be shown with the description of the two characters. Aslan is pure of heart and powerful and the Witch is cruel and terrifying. Also, their actions are key facts to demonstrate their chosen side. Aslan is always doing beneficial action for others, instead of the Witch that wants more and more power, willing to destroy life to achieve her goals. Through this book, the two opposite characters are really well explained and analysed.
The book, The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is compelling in many ways. Published in 1950, it shows ideas that seem out of our world. This book is popular among both kids and adults.
Enright, Nancy. “Tolkien’s females and the defining power.” Renascence: Essays on values in Literature 59.2 (2007) : 93. Literature Resources from Gale Web. 24 Feb. 2010.
The Narnia Chronicles have already established themselves as timeless works of literature. They appeal to both the atheists and the God-fearing, to both the uneducated and to scholars; to children and adults. An understanding of the Biblical allegory in these books is not essential to their appreciation. A critical analysis of these works, however, does allow the reader to more fully appreciate Lewis' unique gift to simplify complex narratives and craft beautiful children's fantasies. This, in turn, allows the reader to gain both a deeper understanding of Lewis as a skilled creative writer, and a deeper satisfaction of his art. To be able to appreciate C.S. Lewis as such an artisan can only add to one's enjoyment of his works.
The white witch has cast a spell over Narnia and has crowned herself queen. In The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, the white witch is an evil ruler who uses temptation and trickery to try to lure others to the dark side. Edmund, one of the four children who is destined to be king of Narnia, seems to be particularly vulnerable to her temptations. Through Edmund's trials and tribulations, one can learn how a little dabbling with sin can quickly lead down the path to the dark
C.S lewis, the mind behind both great theological, and Fiction books such as the Narnia, and Mere Christianity. Lewis had been a man of many positions, and jobs always working or thinking. Lewis was born November twenty ninth, 1898, as a youth he was always interested in something, like writing and drawing stories about anthropometric animals, as a nine year old. Lewis was always thinking logically, and thoroughly trying to seek out every little detail that he could get his hands on. He represents a sort of wisdom only found in a few and only after they go through heavy trials, both physical and spiritual, my faith and physical and walk was very near his in areas concerning God.
Clive Staples Lewis, or better known as C.S. Lewis, was an Irish author who wore many hats. Best known for the “Chronicles of Narnia” series, Lewis was also a poet, soldier, and christian apologist. Born in Belfast, Ireland, Lewis was the younger of the two boys of Albert J. Lewis and Florence Augusta Hamilton Lewis. From a young age Lewis exhibited a strong imagination, along with his brother, Warren, Lewis created an imaginary land called Boxen. In fact, Lewis even wrote his very own stories and made illustrations to explain the history of this imaginary land (C.S. Lewis). It was this kind of imagination that would aid Lewis in writing poetry, his first love. In 1908, when Lewis was only ten years old, his mother died of cancer.
The wardrobe is significant for several other reasons. First, one cannot reach Narnia if he or she is seeking to either prove or disprove its existence. When Lucy brings her siblings to the wardrobe with the express goal of proving Narnia's existence, t...
The characters and their actions in Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe show a very strong connection to Christology. Many characters showed connections to Christology in many ways but one character, Aslan, had the strongest connection of them all. He showed connections to Jesus’ passion, death, and resurrection. Aslan was the christ like figure in this film. He was a leader and inspiration to all, his wisdom helped all of the people of Narnia.
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Lewis was trying to tell his readers that it’s okay to have an imaginative, ingenious mind no matter the age, young or old.... ... middle of paper ... ... Through the Chronicles of Narnia, I think that C.S. Lewis wanted to let his audience know that there is a higher power, and that good can overpower evil. In conclusion, one C.S. Lewis famous quote that I love states “I was with book, as a woman is with child.”