aslan represented jesus christ in the lion the witch and the wardrobe.
aslan represented jesus christ in the lion the witch and the wardrobe.
who does aslan represent in the lion the witch and the wardrobe?
jesus christ
one of the most significant themes seen in c. s. lewis's "the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe" is the theme of christianity. various aspects of characters and events in the novel reflect biblical ideas from christianity. the lion aslan is one of the largest examples, as his death is very similar to that of jesus christ. while many readers made this connection, lewis denied that the themes of christianity were intentional, saying that his writing began by picturing images of characters, and the rest just came about through the writing process. while lewis denied intentionally making the novel a strictly christian story, he did admit that it could help young children accept christianity into their lives when they were older.
the lion, the witch and the wardrobe
after the witch and her army leave the camp, susan and lucy tearfully stay by aslan's body. in the morning, they hear a loud crash and discover the table has cracked and that aslan's body is gone. aslan soon reveals that he is alive and well, much to the happiness of susan and lucy who joyfully embrace him. aslan reveals that he was saved from death due to a deeper magic which the witch did not know, having only entered narnia at the dawn of time. the deeper magic states that when a willing victim who has committed no crime offers his life in place of a traitor, the stone table will crack, reversing death. aslan brings the girls to the witch's castle where he restores all the stone victims of the witch, including mr. tumnus. meanwhile, the battle is in full swing with the witch having turned many of aslan's army into stone. edmund destroys her wand, but is wounded in the process. aslan arrives with those he saved at the witch's castle. he roars so loudly that the ground the witch is standing on begins to shake, forcing her to fall to her death. lucy uses her magic cordial to restore all those injured, including edmund who is knighted by aslan. the next day, aslan leads his followers to cair paravel where he crowns the pevensie children as kings and queens of narnia. he then leaves, much to the dismay of the pevensie children. mr. beaver informs them that aslan will come and go, as he has other countries to attend to. he also tells them that aslan is wild and not a tame lion. the pevensie children rule narnia many years, keeping peace. one day, they are travelling through the forest and discover the same lamp post which they passed on entering narnia through the wardrobe as children. they ponder over what the object is whilst they walk further on. they soon find themselves back through the wardrobe, children once again. they realise that no time has gone by since they entered narnia. they tell the professor of their adventures in narnia and he easily believes them, implying that they are not the only children to have experienced such an adventure.
the lion, the witch and the wardrobe (1988 tv serial)