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Comparison Of Narnia In The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe

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In the novel, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, there are two main settings. The four main characters, Lucy, Susan, Edmund, and Peter live in London, England during World War II. They are sent away to the countryside to live safely during the war with an elderly professor, Digory Kirke. Lucy, the youngest of the four siblings, finds a wardrobe in the professor’s house and goes into it, finding a magical land called Narnia. Narnia is absolutely beautiful and filled with amazing creatures that our world has never seen or imagined existing. Humans are unheard of to Narnians, and are actually a prophecy that the Narnians believe in. The author uses Narnia as a symbol of heaven to the readers. Aslan the lion, who is the king of Narnia acts

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