Use Of Biblical Allusion In The Chronicles Of Narnia By C. S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis’s series of novels The Chronicles of Narnia tells a story of a mystical place with human-like animals with an underlining theme of Biblical allusion. Lewis wrote the The Chronicles of Narnia for enjoyment and enlightenment. Lewis provokes the mind by giving a sense of reality to the fairy-tale characters and story. C. S. Lewis uses a mixture of symbols, allusion, and other literary devices to captivate readers into a world that blurs the line between reality and fantasy. Lewis was born in 1898 into a well-educated and religious family (Lewis, Life 1). With the death of his mother and father around the age of ten, Lewis attended boarding schools. Later on in life, he attended Oxford University, where he met J. R. R. Tolkien (Griffin). Lewis and Tolkien both shared the same love for fantasy. Lewis joined a literary group called the Inklings with Tolkien, there they shared their passions and literary visions. The two encouraged each other in their writings. Because of the friendship with Tolkien, Lewis converted from atheism to Christianity. After his

Narnia is similar to the real world with one exception, talking animals dressed as knights. Narnia is often compared to the Garden of Eden in its early days. With rolling hills and ever flowing streams of water, Narnia depicts our world with a twist. In The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, a flawless place is describe. This place is known as Aslan’s country. Aslan’s country alludes to heaven as we know it. Similar to heaven, not much is known about Aslan’s country. Reepicheep, a tiny sword wielding mouse, desires to see Aslan’s country for himself. Even though he cannot physically see it, he believes it exists. Reepicheep said, “We have nothing, if not belief.” (Lewis, Dawn Treader). Towards the end of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Reepicheep gets taken up into Aslan's country because of his