Discovery is achieved through the presence of addiction. An addiction that feeds off emotion and intellect and gnaws away at the very soul it attaches itself to. This addiction is a life-changing experience and at times can become detrimental to the health of the discoverer, as it possesses the ability to erect both emotional and intellectual responses. The result is that it may bring about a new and unexplored side of oneself, opening up new opportunities and new doors, so to speak. This addiction is clearly depicted within the texts, “Wrack” published by James Bradley in 1997, and the movie “The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe” (Narnia), directed by Andrew Adamson in 2005, based off the novel by C.S. Lewis in 1950. Both composers communicate a variety of emotional and intellectual responses experienced by their main characters, Kurt Seligmann and Lucy Pevensie.
Addiction to discovery is educational even in the worst times. Education in addiction may become either beneficial to the discoverer or perhaps even detrimental as guided by the individual. A
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The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe is a fantasy story of a young girl that enters a new world from the back of a wardrobe after arriving at a foster home with her siblings during the beginning of World War 2 with the common believe that they’d “be home soon”. Contrary to their beliefs, the Pevensie children are tossed into yet another war-damaged land and forced to face their greatest fears. As a result, Lucy is left to starve after the truth, eager to explore and discover both this new world as well as her own abilities. “I wouldn’t lie about this!” Lucy’s desire to be fed more knowledge is derived from her naturally timid personality and young age- both of which have been carefully crafted by Lewis as a method for evoking a strong emotional response from the