![]() ![]() Adult readers will be quick to spot the Christian symbolism woven through C S Lewis's story, which some critics have found problematic - but children will enjoy the magic of this spellbinding adventure in its own right. This classic story is certain to capture young imaginations, cleverly blending elements of fairy-tale and fantasy to create a wonderfully engaging adventure. Lewiss The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, sortable by theme, character, or chapter. ![]() But just when it seems that all hope is lost, the Great Lion Aslan returns to help the children to save Narnia. Tempted by the promise of endless Turkish Delight, Edmund becomes the White Witch's servant - and its up to his brother and sisters to release him from his enchantment and to rid Narnia of the witch. Frozen in eternal winter, Narnia is a land of snow and pine forests, and its creatures are enslaved by the terrible White Witch. It seems apposite to hypothesize that The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is an allegory for the gospel themes of betrayal, death and resurrection. When the Pevensie children - Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy - step through a wardrobe door in the strange country house where they are staying, they find themselves in the land of Narnia. ![]()
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