Topic > Critical Essay on the Narnia Series - 1389

In this story, it is the adventures of three young children who find a wardrobe in a new land. This land, however, is under the evil spell of a witch and she leaves it during the inner winter. Accompanied by their friends and the lion (the king of the forest), they will defeat the witch forever. There are many allegories in this story and many representations of Christianity. I enjoyed reading the books and was enlightened by reading the books of criticism. However, the criticism books influenced me to think something of my own and so I added what I think Lewis was trying to report just for the purpose of the situation. Critics have said that each of the seven novels in "The Chronicles of Narnia" addresses one of the seven deadly sins. It's certainly true that "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," I realized, has the sin of gluttony. Edmund is under the witch's spell and is manipulated with Turkish delight. Since this is enchanted Turkish delight, Edmund cannot be responsible for his gluttony. The real sin occurs when Edmund allows himself to depend on Turkish Delight long after leaving the Witch. Edmund's gluttony for Turkish delight may also relate to the sin of Adam and Eve, when they ate from the Tree of Knowledge. Adam and Eve also committed a sin of gluttony and God punishes them too. Turkish delight, I see them as the apple on the tree of knowledge, they both look so good, but terribly evil inside. I also see a second sin, which the critics have not noticed, I see manipulation. The witch manipulates Edmund to get what she wants, knowing that he will ask her for more candy. She's using him to get to her brother and sisters. Edmund is a traitor and his life is given up to the White Witch, just as every sinner's life is given up to Satan after death. The White Witch is not an exact representation of Satan. However, she may be a servant of Satan. The Witch claims the lives of all Narnians who sin against her rules by referring to Satan's claim on the souls of sinners. Not everything in Narnia directly parallels the story of Jesus, but the similarities are pretty obvious to me. Aslan sacrifices his life to save Edmund, just as Christ gave his life to save humanity.