Allegory In The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe

As children, people have long dreamed of climbing into a closet and being whisked away to another world. C.S. Lewis’s “The Chronicles of Narnia” accomplishes this very feat by sending four children into a wardrobe and into the amazing world of Narnia. For many, the books are a beloved work that have entertained children for generations. However, along with entertaining children; C.S. Lewis uses symbolism, imagery, and allegories to explore many serious themes and create an epic story of every child’s wildest dreams.

Allegories, allegories everywhere especially when it comes to C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. In fact, the entirety of “The Chronicles of Narnia” is a thinly veiled allegory for Christianity, but it is most prevalent in “The

There are several moments within the story where this becomes evident, like when news of his return spreads the winter begins to thaw, Christmas comes again, and hope begins to blossom within the citizens on Narnia. However, the most important moment is when Aslan sacrifices himself, just as Jesus did, to absolve the treachery of his followers and to save Edmund. He also parallels Jesus in that he is the only one who can sacrifice himself, as he is the only one with treachery and the only who is willing, he explains this when comes back to life. “It means,” said Aslan, “That though the Witch knew the Deep Magic, these is a magic deeper still which she did not know, her knowledge goes only back to the dawn Time. But if she could have looked a little further back, into the still and darkness before Time dawned, she would have read there a different incantation. She would have known that when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor’s stead, the Table would crack and death itself would start working backwards.”