INTERTEXTUALITY: PASSION OF THE CHRIST AND NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE

It is concluded that the seven novels in The Chronicles of Narnia are parallel to the seven deadly sins. Apparently, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe of C.S. Lewis shows intertextuality with the important events occurred during old and new testaments of the Bible.

In this fantasy novel, he focused on gluttony and weaved together the religious and entertainment for a children book. Lewis used Edmund, a character that betrays his savior, Aslan, to suffer. His life is forfeited to the White Witch, overlord of Narnians, just as any sinner’s life is forfeited to Satan after death without the intervention of God. Edmund’s gluttony for the Turkish Delight is the root of his sin, just as Adam and Eve’s disobedience as they desire to eat the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. However, despite of betrayal, Aslan gave his life to save Edmund and let him live, just as Christ gave His life to pay a debt we couldn’t pay and gave us a gift of eternal life. Generally, Lewis aims to show us the Christian Legend and to introduce evil actions, losing innocence, humankind’s redemption and different perspective on faith.