Monday, December 7, 2009

LotR Vs. CoN Continued: The Magician's Nephew


Okay, I shall now examine the first book of Chronicles of Narnia. There is a controversy of which book is indeed THE first book that you should read in the series. I consider it The Magician's Nephew, although some beg to differ and say it is The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.

So in The Magician's Nephew, Aslan creates Narnia. This, obviously represents God creating the world.
Aslan selects a few animals to be able to speak and be intelligent, who he gives authority over the dumb animals. This is like Adam and Eve having authority over all the creatures of the earth.
Aslan offers Digory the chance to atone himself for bringing Jadis and evil into Narnia by going and retrieving a magic apple. Digory finds Jadis there and she tempts him with the fruit, to eat it or take it to his sick mother so she could get better. This is like Satan tempting Eve with the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.

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