Isn't it interesting how anything can be interpreted, understood, or read in more than one way? Through devices such as tone or even through word choice, the most simple saying can suddenly become a complex phrase of many meanings. Isn't it interesting that one might not be able to see that other meaning, only the surface meaning. What allows somebody to go deeper than the surface? What allows one to get to the root, from which all meanings can be easily discovered? Is it age, or culture, or maybe religion? Ambiguity in meaning is clearly found in each of these. However, this cliched use of many different meanings is most often found in something much more broad, yet on the contrary, very specific. This something is called literature. Yes, ever since man started writing, literature continues to throw puzzles at readers in the form of metaphors, allusions and allegories. C.S. Lewis" novels, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and The Last Battle, which are parts of The Chronicles of Narnia, were written for the imaginations and enjoyment of children. However, Lewis conceals a deeper Christian meaning in these allegories for older readers to discover. The two plots of these stories are allusions to stories told in the Bible and embody the Christian ideals that are acquired during one's youth. The characters portray qualities of Lewis himself before and after his conversion to Christianity. The characters in these two novels also clearly symbolize key characters that are introduced to readers in these Biblical stories and have become part of our faith throughout the ages. .
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If one looks at Lewis" biographical history, one would then see that he illustrates the phases that he went through as the characters in his books. Lewis grew up in Belfast, Ireland in the late 1800s and early 1900s. He was an atheist, as were the other members of his family. This was also because it was the popular belief at the time.
C.S. Lewis" The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a clever way to make the story of Christ appeal to young children. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe also retells elements of other biblical stories. In this children's masterpiece by Lewis, the character of Asland is Christ. The children for...
Lewis "Shadowlands", the film version of Lewis" biography, he is reported to have told his wife, Joy, that "[he]'s never stopped trying to imagine heaven...... Thus, it seems, Lewis conveys the idea of following one's conscience in his Chronicles. ... These ideas help me to understand Lewis" certainty that he hadn't written an allegory, as he had written "all...seven Narnian books...beg[ining] with [the] pictures in [his] head" ( , 2). ... (Ford, 52) Ford's examples on pages 52-56 of the Companion to Narnia, which I have looked up in my copy of the Chronicles and ...
In C.S. ... The movie illustrates Aslan as a Christ figure, particularly in keeping with the Ransom Theory of Atonement upon which Lewis relied in creating his metaphorical Christ figure. ... Throughout the movie, there is chatter of "the deep magic," of Narnia, which means that a person who betrays, belonged to the White Witch as lawful prey and that she is obligated to kill them at the stone table. ... " 21Aslan then confronts the Witch alone because he recognizes that "the deep magic" is the law of the land in Narnia. ... Tonight, the Deep Magic will be appeased, bu...
How C.S. ... C.S. ... He writes on a very deep level and takes into account every word he puts on the page. ... Although a work of fiction, Lewis incorporates aspects of his Christian beliefs into his children's book The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. ... The theme of truth and the Gospel is deeply rooted in the four children, and Donald E. ...
As she goes deeper in the wardrobe she finds herself standing next to a lamppost with snow all around. ... Tumnus, Edmund comes under the spell of the White Witch who promisies him he will be King of Narnia if he brings his brother and two sisters to her and not to Aslan. ... Edmund runs away to the White Witch and betrays his brother and sisters. ... Because Edmund has betrayed the children, he has forfieted his life to the White Witch by law of the Deep Magic. Aslan decides to take Edmund's place and is tortured and killed by the White Witch, only to be saved by the Deeper Magic, be...
This type of behavior is intrinsic to them and is embedded in their instincts.The image of the hawk strikes at some very deep chord in the chick's psyche,? comments John Campbell.Just like chicks, humans have certain things which strike them at a very deep level and are intrinsic to their psyche? ... The hero does not know of his parentage and/or his childhood is a mystery. 10. ... His children, if any, do not succeed him. 21. ... The archetypal ancient hero was almost always a warrior and a leader, but the modern world's heroes are more often ones with spiritual or mental gifts of...
This is a world in which science, theology and magic are closely intertwined. ... Following the disappearance of his explorer-father, John Parry, during an expedition in the North, Will became parent, provider and protector to his frail, confused mother. ... After placing his mother in the care of a kind friend, Will takes those letters and sets off to discover the truth about his father. ... He is English to the core and resides in Oxford, working on his novels in a shed at the bottom of his garden. ... It is by discussion of the daemon that Pullman manages to discuss some pretty deep con...
Tolkien is not merely just a setting; it laid the ground work for deeper meanings and messages for its novels and the author himself. ... Lewis" (Doughan). ... Tolkien and C.S. Lewis created a close friendship which lasted their entire lifetime. ... "The Lord of the Rings tells how Frodo, Bilbo's nephew, inherits Bilbo's magic invisible ring, and with it a great burden. ...
