Eve looks at the luscious apple on the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and longs to acquire pleasure and wisdom from eating the forbidden fruit. In that moment, she picks the fruit and eats it, giving some to Adam, too. Only later would Adam and Eve realize that their sin would lead to God’s punishment on the eternity of humanity. Like this story from the Bible, all humans have learned at some point in their lives that greedy temptations have a huge price. Homer illustrates in The Odyssey that giving in to greedy temptations leads to just consequences.…
The Chronicles of Narnia book series, for years, has been under the watchful eye of Christians and Non-Christians alike in search of Biblical parallels. There are the more obvious parallels: Aslan’s death on the Stone Table in The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe/Jesus’ death on the cross, the Rapture/the end of Old Narnia in The Last Battle, and the two creation stories found in Genesis/The Magician’s Nephew. However, there are far more subtle Biblical parallels that Lewis himself might not even have realized that he had written. One of those such parallels I will discuss here: how Lucy and Susan’s character and attitudes in Prince Caspian relate to Mary and Martha of Bethany.…
Perhaps Mary Easty’s warrant had not come as a surprise; the notion that sin ran through lineage was a popular belief among Puritans, and had affected many others before it afflicted Mary Easty and her sisters, Rebecca Nurse and Sarah Cloyse. It was Rebecca who was the first sister to be accused of witchcraft, followed shortly by Mary whose warrant for arrest came not even a full month after she petitioned for her sister and rebuked the claims of the “Afflicted” girls. While chiefly accused by Mercy Lewis, a girl whose claims were bolstered by the testimonies of the influential Putnam family, Easty was also accused by several other parties of maleficium and appearing as a specter that threatened, choked, pinched and poked its captive audience.…
Lewis uses Augustine’s clarification of the serpent being linked to Satan as to the White Witch. He says” Satan made the serpent subject to him in spiritual wickedness, and, by abusing it as his instrument, had deceitful converse with woman.” The serpent tricked Eve by making Eve eat from the tree of forbidden knowledge. The same thing happened with Edmund who was ticked by the White Witch and gave in and ate the Turkish delight. Edmund became so infatuated with the Turkish delight and wanted to follow the White Witch with what ever she did.…
Thus C. S. Lewis (1950) describes Aslan in his classic tale, “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.” At the end of the story, Mr. Beaver tells Lucy, “He’s wild, you know. Not like a tame lion” (p. 182). Lewis’s description of Aslan conveys both positive and negative notions. What was Lewis attempting to communicate and can Aslan, in this way, bee seen as a figure of Christ?…
When he and lucy met up again and left the wardrobe and went back to talk to Susan and Peter, Edmund was also sacrificing the trust between his sibling. When he said the trip was unreal. In this story I think it took a few times for Edmund to understand the consequences of sacrifice When all four of them arrived in Narnia they were all sacrificing their safety. They didn’t know what was ahead of them. They didn’t bring any food or water to drink or eat, they followed a robin who they did not know, and they talked to a beaver which could have been on the witches side.…
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.…
Ever wondered who was behind the book The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe? His name was Clive Staples Lewis. He was a great writer and a great storyteller at even a young age. You are about to learn about one of the greatest writers of all time.…
Once Upon a Time are the beginning words used to signify a fairytale, while a traditional musical begins with an opening number. Beauty and the Beast is such a Disney fairytale, complete with the opening lines of a fairytale, musical numbers, dances, and a happy ending for the romantic couple. The musical follows Belle, a young French maiden, as she winds up in the castle of a cursed Beast, where the two find true love and break the curse. Of course, the show is complex in its unfolding story and intricate cast of characters that journey alongside the main couple, adding to the elements of a true Disney fairytale. The musical Chicago, however, begins with the number “All That Jazz” and showcases a jazzy style compared to the romantic fairytale.…
Why is Macbeth Unable to Apply the Brakes on his Homicide Problem? Why does Macbeth, who knows that his actions are evil and will be punished, continue to choose evil? Piscine Patel in Yann Martel’s Life of Pi once quoted, “It is simple and brutal: a person can get used to anything, even killing”. This quote implies that human nature is pliable enough so that one can easily adjust and bend actions to their will if it will cater to their selfish desires.…
The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play about early America during the witch trials. In the Crucible a antagonist, Abigail Williams, had accused and had deadly sins and her dark heart blam people of witch craft, she also wanted to have an affair with a married man. One of the most responsible deadly sin in this play was lust and greed. Both play a key role in the story. Lust is what Abigail had, greed is what a lot of people had in Salem and some had lust and other deadly sins.…
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Mr. Beaver in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe says of Aslan, “Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good” (Lewis, p, 86 2015). Mr. Beaver persuasive tone yet frightening voice warms Lucy that she can trust Aslan.…
Whilst many acts can be seen as being wrong purely because they are against the will of God; perhaps this is not the only reason…
When one person declares their overarching importance of another it creates an environment that says it is okay to treat others like they are lesser and show them no respect. An abuser of power becomes corrupt and destroys an effective society while reveling in their own narcissistic successes. Two boys travel together to a land of magic, fantastical sights, beautiful landscapes, and a war ridden society that can only be saved by “the magnificent”. One of the boys, is known as the difficult one in the family. He is constantly being told he does not listen, that he is no good in comparison to the other, and that he needs to be more like his father.…
In the book, Animal Farm, there are many concepts relating to fairy tales. Though these concepts seem pretty evident throughout the story, there are also many other underlying non-fairy tale concepts that are not evident. In some cases, Animal Farm can be considered a full on fairy tale, but as stated before, it has a few concepts that do not follow fairy tale guidelines. Nonetheless Animal Farm closely follows the guidelines of being a Fairy Tale. At an overall look at Animal Farm, it has more aspects of fairy tales, then no aspects of fairy tales.…