Symbolism In The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe

Have you ever wondered that are there another world inside your house? The story The Lion the Witch, and the Wardrobe is a fictional fantasy story that three children: Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy accidentally found a world called Narnia inside a wardrobe. They went to Narnia and saved the world from the ruthless and evil White Witch. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is not solely a fictional story for kids to read, yet it is an allegory that teaches us biblical morals, and it uses symbolism to represent characters and things in the story. For instance: Aslan in the story symbolizes Jesus Christ, "The Deep Magic" represents the moral laws, and the White Witch symbolizes Satan, these symbols made a deep connection with Christianity throughout the whole story.

Aslan’s sacrifice for Edmund, who symbolizes Judas (Shmoop Editorial Team), and his resurrection was an obvious and clear allegory that symbolizes Jesus’s crucifixion and resurrection that C.S. Lewis put into The Lion the Witch, and the wardrobe. (GotQuestions.org) In the story, due to the “Deep Magic” of Narnia, Edmund had betrayed his family, so he should’ve died as a punishment, but instead, Aslan took his place and sacrificed himself for his kindness and love for Edmund. Similarly, Jesus’s crucifixion was for his followers, to protect them for their safety. The White Witch and creatures on her side insulted Aslan, and the savage White Witch stabbed him to death on the stone table (Shmoop Editorial Team). Nevertheless, Aslan resurrected after three days that he was dead, the stone table at that instant cracked. Likewise, Jesus also luckily resurrected from the brutal crucifixion. These evidence showed that Aslan have a strong connection with Jesus