Task 5
Choose one of your favorite novel then write your
review briefly!
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Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch,
& the Wardrobe
C.S. Lewis
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The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe. What an interesting
name to those who may not have heard it before. I will not spend much time
summarizing the plot of this fairy tale, which has threads of Christian
theology throughout. It tells the tale of four siblings—Peter, Susan, Edmund
and Lucy– who leave for the English countryside during air raids in
London during WWII. They stay at the large house of a distinguished professor
and find a magic wardrobe during a game of hide-and-seek that leads them to
another world, the world of Narnia.
Narnia is a magical world, with fauns, talking animals and centaurs and a
white witch holding the whole of the realm under her dictatorship. The white
which, who represents Satan, tricks the young boy Edmund into betraying his
siblings and all of what is good in Narnia. In the story, there is a lion
named Aslan (who represents Christ) who comes to save Edmund—and all of
Narnia–from the clutches of the white witch.
There is no way to capture the power of the story without reading it.
Even theatrical and movie depictions cannot do justice to the way Lewis
brings the character of Christ to life, as well as the meaning of his atoning
death.
In an age that admires non-Christian fantasy books, parents, children and
people of any age would do better to read this first installment of the
Narnia series. Not only is it well written, it turns our hearts to eternal
matters. Skeptics who have their guard up against any preaching or ordinary
ministry may find that they can best hear God’s voice where they least
expected to – in a children’s book.
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