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

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Archetypes of The Lion, the Witch, and the
Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
By Caroline Ririe Emma Strickland Dino Rodriguez
Austin Patella
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The Quest/Task

• The quest at first is to find and save Mr. Tumnus
  from the White Witch.
• The task ends up being to defeat the White Witch
  and save Narnia from eternal Winter.

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Heroes

• The heroes are the four kids Lucy, Edmond,
  Susan, and Peter.
• Their fate brings them to save Narnia from the
  White Witch's eternal winter.

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The Evil Figure with the Ultimately Good Heart

• Edmund portrays this character archetype through
  giving in to the White Witchs temptations for
  Turkish Delight.
• He ultimately realizes where the greater good
  lies and his loyalties should lie, which is with
  Aslan and his siblings.

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Devil Figure/Temptress

• The White Witch portrays both of these character
  archetypes through tempting Edmund to join her in
  evil.
• The White Witch is the devil figure because she
  has made Narnia suffer eternal Winter for a long
  time. She also terrorized the people of Narnia
  by turning them into stone whenever they did not
  succumb to her wishes, which were for evil.

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Scapegoat/Earthmother

• Aslan demonstrates a scapegoat through being
  publicly sacrificed by the White Witch and her
  followers to show that she is the most powerful
  being in Narnia.
• Aslan also demonstrates the earthmother by
  looking after the children and offering them
  advice, guidance, and aid through their task.

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The Damsel in Distress

• Mr. Tumnus ironically embodies the damsel in
  distress by becoming friends with Lucy and then
  being captured and turned to stone by the devil
  figure, the White Witch.
• He was saved at the end of the book by Aslans
  healing breath with Susan and Lucy in the White
  Witchs castle.

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The Mentor/The Friendly Beast

• Mr. Beaver depicts the mentor by providing
  knowledge and help to the heroes.
• Mr. Beaver also depicts the friendly beast
  because he is a beaver, however, he guides,
  helps, and becomes friends with the children.

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Fire Versus Ice

• Ice is represented through the eternal Winter
  that the White Witch casts unto Narnia.
• In turn the fire is represented by Aslan and the
  four children fighting to save Narnia from the
  White Witch and eternal Winter.

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Magical Objects

• Father Christmas gives Lucy, Susan, and Peter
  magical weapons which ultimately save them in
  many ways.
• Peter saves them with his sword when the river
  unfreezes and when the wolf tries to attack Susan
  and Lucy. It also gives him confidence when
  fighting in the battle against the White Witch.
• Susan is given a bow with arrows as well as a
  hunting horn. The hunting horn saved Lucy and
  herself from the wolf as well Edmonds life when
  he gets stabbed in the battle against the White
  Witch.
• Lucy is given a dagger and magical healing liquid
  which saves Edmond and many other creatures that
  are on Aslans side during the battle against the
  White Witch.