The Chronicles of Narnia

According to C.S. Lewis, when a person writes something, what they are passionate about is subconsciously written into their work. Lewis claims that when he wrote the Chronicles of Narnia series, he did not originally intend to write it about the gospel or about Jesus---he claims that the story just flowed out of him. After reading the series, one could easily come to the conclusion that Lewis must have been very passionate about the relationship between God and man. Although it was not Lewis’…

C.S. Lewis was born in Belfast, Ireland, on November 29, 1898. He was a Christian author and most of his writing consisted of apologetics and philosophy. He is best known for his famous book series, The Chronicles of Narnia. He also wrote another classic novel entitled, The Screwtape Letters, which covers the many ways that a high ranking demon, who is called Screwtape, temps an ordinary man referred to as the Patient. Although it proved to be very difficult, the Patient perseveres in…

Life and Works Of C.S. Lewis C.S. Lewis was a man widely known for many different aspects of his life. For most of his life he was a devout christian and religious figurehead for many people. He took his religion as well as creativity into his works as an author, writing many popular books throughout his lifetime. Not only was he an author and religious figure, he was also a philanthropist as well, giving back as much to the community as he could. C.S. Lewis was born to a small family in…

as truth and Lewis skillfully demonstrates this through the difficulties he witnesses throughout The Great Divorce’s story. Perhaps the reason we dream of something beyond Earth is because we despair for Heaven; the true reality. Lewis wrote the Narnia series for many of the same…

The book I read was Edgewater by Courtney Sheinmel. It has 317 pages. The main characters are Lorrie Hollander, her sister Susannah, their aunt Gigi, Lennox, and Charlie Copeland. The story takes place in Idlewild, New York. The main conficlict is that Lorrie and her sister are completely out of money and all traces of their trust fund were completely erased. Lorrie i stelling the story. The first day of every month, Lorrie's mother transfers money into her daughters trust fund, enough to…

Religious Symbolism in Out of the Silent Planet Christian religion is relevant through characters and setting by symbolism in C.S. Lewis' book, Out of the Silent Planet. “[Thus w]hat we want is not more little books about Christianity, but more little books by Christians on other subjects--with their Christianity latent" (Nelson). Because Lewis became a Christian after being an atheist, he conceals a lot of his religious references in his writing pieces, such as Out of the Silent Planet. When…

finds a new world beyond her own. When she went into Narnia, she met Mr. Tumnus, a She comes back hours later (so she thought), and…

C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien are considered to be two of the greatest authors of the last century. Ralph C. Wood in his article “Conflict and Convergence on Fundamental Matters in C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien” analyzes the stylistic and philosophical differences between these two authors. His article focuses on the correlation between an author’s philosophy and writings. Although Wood makes valid arguments he is clearly biased towards Tolkien, therefore affecting his credibility. Wood…

APOCALYPTIC SYMBOL PROFILE Symbol: The Lion of Judah First occurrence in Scripture: Genesis 49:9 In Genesis 49, we have Jacob’s final words to his sons. In verse 9, as he turns his attention to Judah, we see Jacob refer to him as a young lion. In this passage we derive the term Lion of Judah, used to symbolize someone that will eventually grow to rule over the rest of the Family. There seems to be a drawing from some military imagery in the fact of stating Judah had conquered his prey and no…

life. He spent his life in Great Britain while I hail from the state of Maine and, moreover, he died in 1963. That C.S. Lewis and I will remain strangers for all of infinity doesn’t really matter, because of how I read what he wrote. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia taught me countless lessons in morality, friendship, family, magic, faith in the ultimate goodness of the universe, and most of all the power of the written word. This has had a tremendous impact on who I’ve become as a person. Lewis…