C. S. Lewis

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C. S. Lewis
Incorporating the Bible into his work
By Phil Retuta
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C.S. Lewis . . .
Author of -The Lion, the Witch, and the
Wardrobe -The Last Battle -Out of the Silent
Planet -Perelandra
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Although C. S. Lewis specializes in science
fiction and Fantasy, he embeds wholesome
Christian references into his work.
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Part I People
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Out of the Silent Planet Perelandra

• The character, Maleldil, is a representation of
  God
• -Creates planets of Malacandra and Perelandra
• -Worshipped by its citizens

• Green Lady is a representation of Eve
• -Created by Maleldil
• -Sole inhabitant of Perelandra
• -Naïve, innocent, and easily tempted

• Dr. Weston is the embodiment of the serpent
• -While possessed by the Devil, he goes to
  Perelandra to tempt G. Lady.
• -Wants her to go to the Fixed Lands (ie. The
  apple tree) and make her mortal

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The Chronicles of Narnia
Forms of Satan
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• The White Witch
• -Enemy of Aslan, a Christ-like figure
• -Fears Aslan
• -Queen of all the evil creatures of Narnia
• -Tempts Edmund to betray his siblings in exchange
  for royal
• privileges and Turkish Delight

• Tash, the Calormene god
• -Enemy of Aslan and Narnians in general
• -Snatches away the souls of those who are evi
  with his talons

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Aslan as a depiction of Jesus Christ
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Depiction of Aslan as a Christ-like figure

• Christmas arrives with Aslans arrival
• Performs miracles
• -Manipulation of weather
• -Brings the statues back to life
• -Dies and is resurrected from the dead
• Seen as a savior to the Narnians

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Part II Places
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Perelandra parallels the Garden of Eden
-Only inhabitant is the Green Lady, -Planet
untainted with lies and deception -Fixed Lands
similar to Gods forbidden apple tree
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HELL
In LWW, Narnia in winter is a reverse
Hell -Eternal frost instead of eternal
fire -Narnians live in fear, despair, and
oppression under the White Witchs reign In
The Last Battle, Hell is -A dark abyss where the
sacrilegious Dwarves are to spend an eternity
(lived by their own petty desires and lusts,
rejected Aslan)
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Part III Events
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Creation of Narnia from total darkness
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Death and resurrection of Aslan
-Dies for the sins of Edmund -Humiliated by the
White Witch -Dies on the Stone Table
-Resurrection witnessed by two females -Brought
back to life by a deeper magic
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Judgment Day
-Appearance of a false Aslan -Blood-colored
waters -Falling stars -Total darkness
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My recommendation. READ HIS STUFF!

• -Great for children and adults alike
• -The Narnian tales have fun illustrations
• -Perelandra and OSP are for older readers
• - Learn about basic Christian allegories
• - You know you can trust someone as honest as me
• Most of his stories are fast-paced and wont
• leave you sleeping

Hes fun, hes ethical, his books are cheap. What
more can you ask for?
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THE END
Its
Its over READ A BOOK! (preferably C. S.
Lewis)