C.S. Lewis wrote The Chronicles of Narnia series to express his rational views of Christianity through allegory in a way that appeals to both children and adults. Lewis drew from his own difficult childhood and journey to Christianity. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe uses the characters of Aslan and the White Witch to represent Jesus and sin, with Aslan willingly sacrificing himself to save Edmund and defeating the witch, just as Jesus died for mankind's sins. Lewis aimed to show children another place than escape in their reading, and to portray the unconditional love of Jesus Christ.
1. C.S. Lewis How He Expressed His Rational Views of Christianity Through Allegory
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4. Lewis turned to reading as an escape from his troubles. Through his reading he developed a great love for books, knowledge, learning and imagination. Because of the hardship and loss in his life, Lewis also deserted his Christian upbringing and turned to atheistic beliefs.
5. Lewis greatly enjoyed reading about mythology and this inspired the creatures he conceived in his writings.
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11. Aslan, “Lord of the whole wood” forgives Edmund for his deceit and betrayal and rescues him from the White Witch.
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14. A strong symbolism to Jesus Christ who was pierced, crushed, spit upon and killed for the sins of mankind.
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16. The unconditional love that Lewis portrayed through Aslan cannot be compared to any greater deity than Jesus Christ
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18. “ The stone table was broken into two pieces by a great crack that ran down it from end to end;”
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