The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the first of several Chronicles of Narnia novels by CS Lewis. These books tell stories of another universe called Narnia. There's a lot of otherworldly stuff here coming from talking animals and evil witches. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the story of four young brothers who discover this new world by entering a wardrobe. Little did they know that they were destined to become the new royals of Narnia, but only after going through many battles. In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis analyzes the character Lucy, the theme of good versus evil, and the parallels of Narnia to other literatures and to Lewis's own life. In this book, Lucy is one of the child protagonists. . Her name comes from CS Lewis' goddaughter, Lucy Barfield. Throughout the book, the point of view is almost always Lucy's (Emerson). She was also the first to find the wardrobe that leads to Narnia (Lewis 8). Emerson said, “So, in a way, at least The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is Lucy's story” (Emerson). Lucy has an innocence and goodness. These are its strengths. They directly influence the people around her to clearly see her as an amazing and dependable young girl (Emerson). These qualities eventually led to her becoming known as Queen Lucy the Valiant (Miller). In Narnia all the citizens had been instructed to deliver the Sons of Adam or the Daughters of Eve to the White Witch. Mr. Tumnus, a faun and the first creature Lucy encountered in Narnia, was a kidnapper of the White Which (Lewis 19). After Mr. Tumnus spent time with Lucy, he couldn't afford to turn her in (Emerson). He didn't turn her into the White Witch because she couldn't turn herself into an innocent little girl... middle of paper... Narnia." Mythlore 28.1-2 (2009): 113+. Literary resources from Gale. Web. January 24 2012. Patterson, Nancy-Lou. "Always Winter and Never Christmas: Symbols of Time in Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia 18.1 (Fall 1991): 10-14." in Children's Literature Review. Tom Burns : Gale, 2005. Literary Resources from Gale Web. January 24, 2012. Pietrusz, Jim “Rites of Passage: The Chronicles of Narnia and the Seven Sacraments. "Mythlore 14.4 (Summer 1988): 61-63. Rpt. in Children's Literature Review. Ed. Tom Burns. Vol. 109. Detroit: Gale, 2005. Literature Resources from Gale. Web. 24 January 2012. Russell, James." Narnia as a Site of National Struggle: Marketing, Christianity, and National Purpose in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe." Cinema Journal 48.4 (2009): 59+. January 25. 2012
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