Comparing Lewis The Lion, And The Wardrobe

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The young child stares awestruck at his tooth, dreaming of the riches the Tooth Fairy is going to bring that evening. His eyes are aglow as he kisses his parents goodnight and reverently puts the small, white tooth into a special sack the Tooth Fairy uses to collect teeth. Scenes such as this are carried out throughout childhood; however, the luster and glow and belief in mysterious beings who bring money or presents fades with time. As humans grow older, however, they lose their ability to believe in characters like the Tooth Fairy; reality slowly sets in over the course of education. As a result, cynicism rules the day and we lose our sense of wonder as well as our beliefs in mystical characters, such as the Tooth Fairy or Santa Claus. However, hope lies on the horizon as long as adults choose to read Clive Staples Lewis’ …show more content…
By using his imagination and ability to write, Lewis is able to bring back the sense of wonder that older people were able to feel when they were young. By telling stories about magical lands, talking animals, and wonderful magic that is able to keep the reader hooked until the very end. In The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (LWW), Lewis is able to tell the story of four siblings who are in the middle of World War 2. When asked if Lewis is a kind, caring, and a well brought-up person in general, Owen Barfield would be the first to step up and vouch for Lewis as he helped people in many ways with his writing and life, such as (1) Educating people in literary history; (2) helping people learn respect for non-Christian as well as Christian mythology; and (3) helping students learn more about literature while being a professor
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