The Chronicles of Narnia

Aslan, the One True ruler of Narnia, is often compared by Christian believers with their own lord and saviour; God, and out of the Holy Trinity, his son Jesus, known in the bible as ‘Lion of Judah’ (Revelations 5:5). This can be attested by the many references throughout the chronicles, such as in the fifth instalment with Shasta proclaiming, “knew none of the true stories about Aslan, the great Lion, the son of the Emperor-over-the-sea, the King above all High Kings in Narnia.” Across the land,…

Archetypes in Narnia In the book, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, there are many symbols, archetypes, and themes throughout the book. According to the C.S. Lewis Foundation, it was the first book in the series of The Chronicles of Narnia. Clive Staples Lewis was a very successful fictional writer. In his novel, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, he uses the archetype of the evil figure with the ultimate good heart, the archetype the magic weapon, and the archetype of the color red in…

Jeffres presentation, I must admit that my knowledge on the subject has greatly expanded. Before the lecture on the life of one of the world’s greatest writers, the only thing that came to mind when I heard the name of C.S. Lewis was The Chronicles of Narnia. I had no idea about all the obstacle Lewis had to overcome during the course of his life, and I also didn’t know much about his achievements. While I cannot claim to have become an expert on the life of Lewis, my knowledge has definitely…

The Great Divorce is a book filled with a series of many Christian theological ideas most of them revolving around the idea of life after death, specifically, the ideas of Hell, Purgatory and Heaven. The way those theological ideas are portrayed is through the story’s setting with each location in the story representing some aspect of the afterlife. The book begins with the narrator travelling through a land that the readers are supposed to associate with either Hell or Purgatory however it is…

C.S. Lewis: The Story Surrounding the Stunning Success Clive Staples Lewis An exceedingly renowned author, C.S. Lewis, has challenged the world of literature, reflecting his Christian values and life within his hundreds of books. “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen; not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” (Lewis 140) Various agnostic scholars agree Lewis’ writing is impeccable and his theology is well-thought and credible. Considering what…

The author makes note that "The Chronicles of Narnia" and "His Dark Materials" are both known for inheriting symbols and themes shown in Paradise Lost. He goes on to explain the reasoning so many writers have adopted these themes to enhance their tails. For example, the themes used in Paradise…

I chose to advertise ‘the chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ as a book store named ‘Page Turner’. I chose this because I have a passion for reading books and was interested in making an advertisement as a bookstore trying to sell a featured book. My target audience is people regularly read books and travel to book stores. The advertisement would be published on the front counter at the bookstore so when people come to buy one of the books they will see ‘fiction of the…

Young Adult fiction has always been enriched with ancient myths, folklore and legends. This can be seen from The Chronicles of Narnia to Harry Potter. By using myths and alluding to ancient sources in Young Adult fiction this has normally guaranteed these books to be a success. The main books which will be focused on in this dissertation are the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman. All of these books, according to the…

He didn’t believe that there was one unique government system that would solve the problems of the world. The reason for this being that there is always corruption in government. Tolkien was good friends with C.S. Lewis, the author of the chronicles of Narnia. When it came to religion the two friends would argue all the time, Lewis thought the bible was not true and Tolkien believed deeply in his faith. One of Tolkien’s justifications for his faith was that people create stores to because they…

over again. As mother read to me and the older I became, I started paying more attention to the letters and words. Eventually the words began making sense, and I began assisting mother read. We would take turns reading the adventures of The Chronicles of Narnia, Junie B. Jones, Magic Treehouse,…