The Magician's Nephew

Another example of how Lewis utilizes Augustine’s understanding of the fall was with the pre and post fall situation. In the sixth book, The Magician’s Nephew, the creation of Narnia took place. Similar to the pre-fall situations of Adam and Eve who were the first witnesses to the creation of Earth and were given Earth by God, the main characters of this book, Polly and Digory, are the first witnesses of the creation and “pre-fall” of Narnia and were given Narnia by Aslan. Lewis explains how Aslan gives Polly and Digory the land of Narnia: "Creatures, I give you yourselves," said the strong, happy voice of Aslan. "I give to you forever this land of Narnia. I give you the woods, the fruits, the rivers. I give you the stars and I give you myself…"

In doing so, Digory learns how Jadis is the “Queen” of Carn and is trying to overthrow Narnia from Aslan’s reign. There are times in the book where Jadis attempts to sway Digory of his beliefs and what is good by manipulating him into thinking that she is a better ruler and being that Aslan. This represents the first sin because Digory is going against Aslan’s word of saying he is truly good and the leader of Narnia, similar to Adam and Eve’s experience in the Garden of Eden with the serpent and how they too were deceived into going against God’s word and acting on the self rather than acting on God. In this aspect, Jadis is very alike in the ways of Satan; they both try to deceive others into going against their own beliefs and morals. "Before the new, clean world I gave you is seven hours old, a force of evil has already entered it; waked and brought hither by this son of Adam," says Aslan (Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew, Digory and His Uncle are Both In Trouble, Chapter 11). This utilizes Augustine’s understanding of the fall because it demonstrates how Digory was acting according to himself and not according to Aslan, or