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Taking Back What's Rightfully Yours Theme

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The main theme of "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian by C.S Lewis" is "taking back what's rightfully yours". Caspian has been wrongly taken from his rightful place as King of Narnia and his mother, the queen, is being held captive in the castle of Miraz.
It is not just that the king's son has been taken from him; it is also that he has betrayed his father, who is a good ruler, for his own gain. He has only become king because he was promised it by Aslan, but now Aslan wants something more from him.
In this book there are many examples of how taking back what's rightfully yours can lead to happiness and good fortune. In this story, we see that when someone takes something from another person it usually means trouble for them in some way or another. In this case, Aslan wants something more from Caspian than just the …show more content…

In his time, no doubt, not ours. In the meantime he would like us to do what we can on our own." pg.187 supports the theme because the story of Prince Caspian follows the journey of Prince Caspian and his friends through Narnia. As they travel, they come across many obstacles and dangers that they must overcome in order to reach their destination. The first major obstacle that they encounter is a group of dwarfs known as the Red Dwarfs who are under the rule and control of Miraz. They are led by Rilian, who has been turned into a hag and wants to kill Caspian and all other Narnians because they are trespassing on his land (pg.168). This quote from C.S Lewis shows how these dwarves have been manipulated by Miraz so that they will do his bidding without question or hesitation because he has promised them gold if they succeed at killing anyone who goes into Narnia (pgs.168-175). The second quote is "You say, Caspian, we are not strong enough to meet Miraz in pitched battle. I'm afraid not, High King" said Caspian. "He will come upon us suddenly and we shall be scattered like chaff before the

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