Similarities Between Narnia The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe

Fantasy and magic are popular and mysterious topics pursued by many individuals nowadays; however many of the ideas used in modern magic stories are often reflections or interpretations of stories told in the past. This is because many of these stories are often ambiguous and left up to the audience to create their own understanding of the story. Narnia: the lion, the witch and the wardrobe is a fantasy adventure novel written by C. S. Lewis in 1950 and 55 years later was later adapted into a popular film directed by Adam Adamson. It is evident that both the film and the novel have various similarities as well as differences. The story follows four siblings who discover a magical wardrobe that leads to a magical world called Narnia. Unfortunately,

In the novel, it is clear that Tumnus had gone through some sort of epiphany and therefore stopped playing however it is not clear as to why he stopped. Although, in the movie, it was illustrated that while Tumnus was playing his flute, he saw a vision of Aslan, a very powerful deity and the rightful ruler of Narnia. This is immensely important because the vision of Aslan represented that Tumnus had recognized his atrocious crime he was committing and thus helped him make a decision to follow a path of good. Tumnus never truly wanted to hurt Lucy which becomes apparent that he had always been innately good despite his mistakes. The second character that depicted the clash between good vs. evil was Edmund. Edmund was taken by the White Witch when he first entered Narnia and so, as a result, he was unsure as to whether or not the White Witch was truly bad. Edmund ultimately made his decision further on into the story when the Witch said, “Think about which side you’re on, mine or theirs.” (Adamson) This confirmed to Edmund that the Witch was indeed evil because of the threatening atmosphere she exhibited. The movie depicted this scene very well because the viewers