Lion And The Wardrobe Symbolism

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C.S Lewis used Aslan as a symbol of Jesus in his book of the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Aslan separates the good from the evil like Jesus does for us. For example, Aslan is the guy that evil wants to take down and the good wants to be, just like Jesus is in our world. Aslan taking the punishment like Jesus takes ours. Aslan takes the punishment for Edmund when he crossed the witch. Jesus takes our punishment when we cross the devil. Aslan also takes care of his people like Jesus takes care of His. Jesus never strays far even when it seems like He is miles away. Aslan is the same way, Lucy feels like he abandoned her when in reality, Aslan is there with her and only comes out when needed. The witch symbolizes the devil, the devil is

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