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The Magician’s Nephew Learning lessons is a like reaching maturity. You don’t just suddenly become more wealthy, or happier, but you are able to understand the world around you better, and are at peace with yourself. Learning life's lessons is not about making your life perfect, but about seeing a change in your life to better understand yourself. In the book The Magician’s Nephew, the author, C.S. Lewis, writes a story on two neighborhood children who become friends during a summer in London in the late 1800s. The two children, Digory Kirke and Polly Plummer, were on a challenging mission after being hurled into another world called Charn, and have awoken Queen Jadis (a former ruler of Charn). In an attempt to escape the evil sorceress who tries to subject them, the children accidently bring Jadis back to London and unfortunately, as Digory and Polly plan to force her back into Charn, they enter a world which has not yet formed bringing along a cab-driver, his horse and Uncle Andrew. This fabric of new land will be known as Narnia and they will soon witness a lion named Aslan to create this world. In The Magician’s Nephew, the main character Digory matures from chapter to chapter. There are various complex interaction in The Magician’s Nephew, and Digory Kirke being the main character matures and changes in the story. Some of those …show more content…
When the story started and Digory and Polly were transported to a different world because of Uncle Andrew's magic rings, he goes as far to hurt Polly to satisfy his curiosity and ring the bell which awakens Queen Jadis. In the beginning Digory can come off as a self-centered, manipulative, and immature, however, as the narrative progresses Digory beings to mature and starts learning to make better choices. Digory's change includes him being able to resist temptation as well as being able to stand up to people like his Uncle

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