What Is The Difference Between The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe

“The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe”, by C.S. Lewis is an amazing book. The main characters in this novel are: Peter, the oldest and wisest, Susan the protective sister, Edmund the confused liar, and Lucy, their little adventurous sister. In “The Lion, The Witch, The Wardrobe”, Lucy finds a wardrobe that transports her into a mysterious world called Narnia. Narnia is frozen in eternal winter, enslaved by the White Witch, waiting to be set free. The main characters in this book are forced to make many choices and pay the subsequent consequences, some very serious. One of these choices that had a huge impact on the plot, was the decision to either go into the woods and explore Narnia or choose to be scared and stay inside the castle. If they had decided to stay away from Narnia, they would not have fulfilled the prophecies where Aslan the King returns and they fight along his side to overpower the Witch.

“ ‘And now,’ said Lucy ‘What do we do?’ ‘Do?’ said Peter, ‘Why, go and explore the wood, of course’”(C.S.

Lewis, pg. 60). As the children build up the courage to enter Narnia again, this time all together, an amazing plot is set in motion. The White Witch had charmed Edmund, and as he slips away and betrays his siblings, the witch gains power. This provokes the return of Aslan, the Lion King of Narnia, and together with Peter, Susan and Lucy, they form an army against the White Witch and her monsters. They realize this had been prophesied; two sons of Adam and two daughters of Eve would free Narnia and reign forever with the help of Aslan. This would never have happened if they had not entered Narnia out of fear. However, also Edmund’s betrayal jeopardized the mission that led to the greatest sacrifice of Aslan, who gave up his life for Edmund once he admitted his intense

remorse.

The four siblings lived an empowered and fruitful life as kings and queens of Narnia. They hardly seem to wonder how they arrived there in first place or whether they should go back to their former lives one day. However, in Narnia, things just happen when they are supposed to happen. They are led back to the wardrobe and slowly remember who they were before and what had happened. They still don’t seem to reflect much upon their adventure. The wise professor says in the end “... Yes, of course you’ll go back someday. Once a King in Narnia, always a King in Narnia. But don’t go trying to use the same route twice… And don’t talk too much about it even among yourselves” (C.S.Lewis, pg. 206). Clearly, they were instructed to stay quiet about what had happened, to keep their memories to themselves, and not reflect on anything until one day, Narnia would call them back again. Perhaps the initial choice was not actually a choice after all.