Symbolism In The Chronicles Of Narnia

Abstract
In the movie The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, there are many different Christian symbols. Two of the main characters in this movie are related to the two main characters in the Bible. Alsan, “The great lion” symbolizes Jesus Christ, while the white witch symbolizes Satan. A young boy named Edmund, is portrayed as a traitor to his family and all the good characters of Narnia because he sided with the white witch. Keywords: Symbolism, Christianity, Jesus Movies are something people often use as a way for relaxing. They can be mostly thought of as an enjoyable extracurricular activity that does not take much thought but if a person were to sit back and really dig into movies one will likely find that there is more to the story than what is being told. The Chronicles of Narnia is a very good example of this. The Chronicles of Narnia uses a mythic approach suddenly using Christian religious symbols throughout the movie. …show more content…
While Narnia is a mythological land with oversized lions, magical witches, and half man, half goat characters, all of these main characters along with the story plot can closely relate to and reference the Christian bible when looked at close enough. The symbolism in Narnia has been researched before. The Christian group CBN wrote, “The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe, which tells the story of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ through Aslan the lion, and its effect on Edmund’s regeneration redemption and salvation as well as the healing of Narnia from the curse of the white witch” (CBN