The Power of Temptation

I wanted to talk about sin because when you think of the creation of Adam and Eve often what will follow is the serpent. In the garden of Eden the Lord told the couple to enjoy the whole garden except for the tree of knowledge. The serpent in the end was successful and tempted Eve to eat the fruit.

Many times in this novel temptation for sin was there. The scene that mirrors the biblical story the most is when Jadis told the young boy to eat the fruit saying that he would be as smart as she was, have eternal life, and be able to heal his mother. Where this story differs is when Digory decides to not eat the fruit.

I feel as though after the characters experienced the creation it made it easier to trust and obey Aslan. After seeing him create something so beautiful they trusted him more, especially Digory. When Aslan ordered him to travel far across the mountains for an apple that he was to bring back to him, Digory neither ate it or took it to his mother. Although Digory knew the apple had power and even after the witch, Jadis, tempted him, he refused to do something he knew was wrong. He mentioned that he trusted Aslan and his wishes.  Because of this Digory was rewarded and he was able to heal his mother's sickness.

I think Lewis wanted to particularly show this relationship between the boy and Aslan because it showed that even though you might not understand what's going on or why you are asked to do things that Aslan, or God, knows what's going on. By doing what he asks you are showing that you trust him and when that happens you are rewarded. As Lewis wanted to teach bible lessons to his children this would probably be one of the messages he wanted to highlight.