Title:Animal carnivals: a Bakhtinian reading of C. S. Lewis's The Magician's Nephew and P. L. Travers's Mary Poppin
Author: Catherine L. Elrick
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Summary:
In the Magician's Nephew as well as Mary Poppins the author gives the underrated and opressed class of people a "powerful central figure". This carnivalesque type scene is present in both of these novels in which the animals are able to speak or interact as a human would. This is so the humans, which are normally viewed as the very top of the food chain, to take notice to what's below it. In this case, it's the animals which in our society we do not view on the same level as ourselves. We see them as pets and food instead of a complex thinking and feeling being. By giving this class of beings that appear lower on the food chain a powerful figure that can stand up for them they are recieving our awknoledgement. In the book The Magician's Nephew Jadis implies that she wishes she could shoot the animals if she had a gun. But the Cabby, who later became the first king of Narnia, stood up for the animals. He asked the queen how she could stand to shoot the creatures. This is just an example of the many ways the power of a lower class manifests itself in The Magician's Nephew and very similarly in Mary Poppins. Title: Christianity in Narnia
Author: Dominique Wilson
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Summary: The Chronicles of Narnia series is brimming with chrsitian reference and underlying morals. From the creation of Narnia, just like in Genesis when God created the Earth, to the last battle which can be compared to the last book in the bible revelation. This series introduces readers, in particular children, to the christian faith and what it means to have a relationship with God. Aslan, the lion in Narnia, serves as their God figure while Jadis, the witch, is comparable to Lucifer. The story is the constant battle to do what's morally right. The book with the the most distinct and recognizable scene is the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe in which the crucifixion of Aslan takes place. This is referencing to the gospels in the bible where the sinless Jesus is crucified so that his people can be forgiven for their sins. This is a good example of why the books can make the bible easier to understand and make the story feel more real. "In reading the real story, the fatal knowledge that one ought to feel in a certain way often inhibits the feelings." (Peter Kreeft, CS Lewis, A Critical Essay. 1998) This is important because this was the purpose of the book series. To present the christian faith and stories in a new light. One that can be easy for more people to understand and experience.
Author: Catherine L. Elrick
Website: http://go.galegroup.com/ps/retrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DA-SORT&inPS=true&prodId=AONE&userGroupName=ko_pl_portal&tabID=T002&searchId=R1&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&contentSegment=&searchType=BasicSearchForm¤tPosition=6&contentSet=GALE%7CA97074158&&docId=GALE|A97074158&docType=GALE&role=
Summary:
In the Magician's Nephew as well as Mary Poppins the author gives the underrated and opressed class of people a "powerful central figure". This carnivalesque type scene is present in both of these novels in which the animals are able to speak or interact as a human would. This is so the humans, which are normally viewed as the very top of the food chain, to take notice to what's below it. In this case, it's the animals which in our society we do not view on the same level as ourselves. We see them as pets and food instead of a complex thinking and feeling being. By giving this class of beings that appear lower on the food chain a powerful figure that can stand up for them they are recieving our awknoledgement. In the book The Magician's Nephew Jadis implies that she wishes she could shoot the animals if she had a gun. But the Cabby, who later became the first king of Narnia, stood up for the animals. He asked the queen how she could stand to shoot the creatures. This is just an example of the many ways the power of a lower class manifests itself in The Magician's Nephew and very similarly in Mary Poppins. Title: Christianity in Narnia
Author: Dominique Wilson
Website: http://ojs-prod.library.usyd.edu.au/index.php/SSR/article/view/132/152
Summary: The Chronicles of Narnia series is brimming with chrsitian reference and underlying morals. From the creation of Narnia, just like in Genesis when God created the Earth, to the last battle which can be compared to the last book in the bible revelation. This series introduces readers, in particular children, to the christian faith and what it means to have a relationship with God. Aslan, the lion in Narnia, serves as their God figure while Jadis, the witch, is comparable to Lucifer. The story is the constant battle to do what's morally right. The book with the the most distinct and recognizable scene is the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe in which the crucifixion of Aslan takes place. This is referencing to the gospels in the bible where the sinless Jesus is crucified so that his people can be forgiven for their sins. This is a good example of why the books can make the bible easier to understand and make the story feel more real. "In reading the real story, the fatal knowledge that one ought to feel in a certain way often inhibits the feelings." (Peter Kreeft, CS Lewis, A Critical Essay. 1998) This is important because this was the purpose of the book series. To present the christian faith and stories in a new light. One that can be easy for more people to understand and experience.
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