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    In Narnia: the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis used numerous amounts of symbolism and parallelism. The symbolisms and parallels tie the story to the story of Christ. Even the main characters symbolize main characters in the Bible. The Witch symbolizes the Devil, Edmund symbolizes the disciple Judas, and Aslan symbolizes Jesus Christ. Edmund, the Witch, and Aslan all symbolize someone or some concept in Christianity. Edmund is one of the four children that travel into Narnia. He is…

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    Edmund was going to the White Witch just to get turkish delight.The witch also made Narnia into only winter and there was no Christmas.At the end Aslan the Lion had killed The White Witch and it was weakening her so she could not kill Aslan before he had killed the White Witch after that was done the children had become kings and queens.The theme of the story is compassion and forgiveness. Edmund also felt sorry for the people who had gotten turned into stone.Edmund was trying to stop the Witch…

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    When comparing my personality with each of the Pevensie children, I find I have something in common with each child. I would like to say that I am as responsible and courageous as Peter, but I am not nearly as direct or charismatic. In some way, I can say I am rational and caring like Susan, yet I trust my intuition over reason. I could also find similarities between Edmund and me in that I am quiet and have a difficult time with change. However, unlike Edmund, I have a strong inside moral…

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    Peter's Heroism

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    The idea of characterization is fully exemplified when talking about Peter's heroism. As Peter travels through Narnia he appears to mature as a young boy (Osborne 117), which is one reason he can be seen as hero. At the beginning of the novel, Peter seems to be a normal boy with insecurities and is unable to come out of his comfort zone (Lewis 2). Also the way Peter acts towards his siblings can seem to be stubborn. This is shown when Peter does not believe that Lucy is telling the truth about…

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    In the book The Chronicles of Narnia, Lucy the youngest of the kids goes into a wardrobe while they were playing hide and seek. She met Mr. Tumness the Faun and she had tea with him. Edmund didn’t believe Lucy and he made fun of her. He then went into the wardrobe to see if Lucy was telling the truth and so he started to look for her, but instead he found the “White Witch”. Lucy went and had tea with Mr. Tumness the Faun again and found out that he was gone the White Witch captured him. Soon all…

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    Over an apocalyptic battlefield in the year 2029, the ruins of the city of Los Angeles are dominated by robotic war machines, some like tanks, others are hovercrafts, a title card tells us that in the future, humans will wage a long war against an enemy known as the Machines. The "final battle" however, will not be fought in this future world, but in the past, specifically our present... tonight. The year switches to Los Angeles, May 12, 1984 at 1:34 am. At the Griffith Park Observatory…

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    King Edmund In 901

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    Edmund whose father is killed in battle when the Vikings overrun East Anglia. Edmund flees to the Kingdom of Wessex to join forces with the young King Alfred. Edmund is in many battles which at first the Saxon lose, then as he and young Alfred get talking they decide to use and adapt Roman warfare methods such at the 'turtle' and tight formations in wedge shapes. Edmund begins to win and becomes notorious, but it isn't enough the Danes keep coming. King Alfred in desperation tries to pay them…

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    stunned. Help? Edmund’s prattle had skipped with such confidence that James half believed he already knew the answer, but it turns out Edmund wholly knew nothing--the newt hadn’t just presented himself, he had sacrificed himself, and even bargained to do so. James yanked Pip and Sheena into a huddle. They needed an answer. “Think!” he said, unable to do so himself. Sheena processed out loud, “More than life. Perhaps love? No, a contended man would not desire that…” Pip bit his thumb and stared…

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    Mr .Tumnus is both a protagonist and antagonist. In the beginning, of the chapter he was an antagonist because he was a spy for the white witch. But then he risks his life to save Lucy so then he becomes a protagonist! Lucy and her siblings were exploring the old professor's house. Lucy wanted to look inside of the wardrobe when she opened the door she stepped inside and got along the coast and started to feel all the coats she kept walking to the next row of coats. She started to get further…

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    As The Witch in The Chronicles of Narnia; The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe once stated, “Every traitor belongs to me as my lawful prey and that for every treachery I have a right to a kill,” (Quotev). She said this in reference to Edmund Pevensie, one of the four Pevensie children, as she decided on his fate. Edmund’s only hope was the strength of his family and friends, and even that of a lion named Aslan. There was a profound strain on each Prime Minister during World War Two. Britain had…

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