The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe--Intro and Chapter One

Chapter-By-Chapter Review

~The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis~

The Chronicles of Narnia series is one not only known world-wide, but also is a great book for all

ages, old and young alike! While technically this is the second book chronologically in the series, it

was actually written by C. S. Lewis before any of the other books were. The Magician’s Nephew,

thefirst book in the series, was probably meant by Lewis to be a sort of prequel to The Lion, the

Witch, and the Wardrobe. It was published in 1950, while The Magician’s Nephew was published in

1955. In 2006, the film version of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobecame out, followed by the

film versions of the next two books in the series, Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn

Treader. 

   This is, when looking from the outside, only a fantasy book. But, when Lewis wrote it, he meant

for it to have a much deeper meaning. We are all Narnians, who have fallen into the clutches of the

enemy, but we know in the end that Aslan has come to our rescue and died for us, and will one day

make us kings and queens beside him over a new and glorious Narnia! (We will expand more on this

in future posts. 😊)

  I know that I, for one, am proud to be a real-life Narnian and a Daughter of Eve. Whether you

are a Daughter of Eve like Susan, Lucy, and I, or a Son of Adam like Peter and Edmund, you should

be proud as well to be called Aslan’s children!

I will end with one last note, a quote from this wonderful analogy of a book: “Once a King or

Queen of Narnia, always a King or Queen of Narnia.”

Enjoy, and soak up every last drop of Lewis’s wonderful work! 

                                                              

Here are some great Narnia film facts for you--

https://nova-grace4.cms.webnode.com/l/narnia-fun-facts/

This is from Kessa’s Nova Grace blog. 

Chapter One--Lucy Looks Into a Wardrobe

Reviewed by Lily W.

          As we look at the first chapter, there may seem nothing unusual about it. All books

have to have starting places, and the start is never as interesting as the middle or the end!

But Lewis is already working his magic (no pun intended).

  If you have not read this book before, it may surprise you to discover that Lucy, the

youngest, was actually the first one to walk into Narnia! “Why not Peter,” you may say, “or

even Susan or Edmund? They are the oldest ones!”

  Well, Lewis is just beginning to piece together his analogy. 

‘But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not

hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”’ --Luke 18:16

In this verse, Lucy is being pictured as the “little children”, and the ones that will receive the

“kingdom of heaven” (a.k.a. Narnia). Lewis is showing us that none will be rejected or

overlooked in the kingdom of heaven--indeed, those who are overlooked here will be lifted up

in that place! 

And later we find that Lucy bears that responsibility well--she would not think of betraying or

denying that beloved country, even if it means she is shunned by others, including her

siblings.