The 2018 Reading Challenge - #46 - An Allegory

Hello bookworms :)

The End of this challenge is so close now after this only four books to go and I have to say I´m glad ;)
My old habit of hating to read because I have to is coming back and I don´t like that!
I love reading so much but it always comes back when ever I know I have to finish a book in time...I don´t know what to do against it but its kind of ruining the fun here ;)
Well enough about that lets talk about today's prompt and my choice for - An Allegory:

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

by C. S. Lewis

What is an Allegory?

A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis ( Clive Staples Lewis ), published by Geoffrey Bles in 1950. It is the first published and best known of seven novels in The Chronicles of Narnia (1950–1956).

Among all the author's books it is also the most widely held in libraries. Although it was written as well as published first in the series, it is volume two in recent editions, which are sequenced by the stories' chronology (the first being The Magician's Nephew). Like the others, it was illustrated by Pauline Baynes, and her work has been retained in many later editions.

Most of the novel is set in Narnia, a land of talking animals and mythical creatures that one White Witch has ruled for 100 years of deep winter. In the frame story, four English children are relocated to a large, old country house following a wartime evacuation. The youngest visits Narnia three times via the magic of a wardrobe in a spare room. All four children are together on her third visit, which verifies her fantastic claims and comprises the subsequent 12 of 17 chapters except for a brief conclusion. In Narnia, the siblings seem fit to fulfill an old prophecy and so are soon adventuring both to save Narnia and their lives.

Lewis wrote the book for, and dedicated it to, his goddaughter Lucy Barfield. She was the daughter of Owen Barfield, Lewis's friend, teacher, adviser, and trustee.¹

Again a little summary from goodreads:

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"They open a door and enter a world . NARNIA...the land beyond the wardrobe, the secret country known only to Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy...the place where the adventure begins. Lucy is the first to find the secret of the wardrobe in the professor's mysterious old house. At first, no one believes her when she tells of her adventures in the land of Narnia. But soon Edmund and then Peter and Susan discover the Magic and meet Aslan, the Great Lion, for themselves. In the blink of an eye, their lives are changed forever."

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I´ll give it a 9 out of 10

Of cause I loved this ;) I have the book on my shelves for ages and I read the first story in it which was The Magicians Nephew, I believe. I don´t know why I never kept on reading but I´m glad now ;)

Of cause I´ve seen the movie many years ago and I think I liked it ;) oh no what an I blieve and think talk today ;) hahaha well I did love the book - I am an huge fantasy novel fan, always have been one and if you are too - read this if you haven´t already ;)

Just all the characters, the plot, the way it is written, all the little drawings in the book and the development of everything is lovely. I love the details and ideas and well just everything about this is so charming :)

Now about why this is an allegory. Before I went for this book for this prompt I did my research and I do think that it is kind of an very personal thing weather you think ab story is an allegory or not. But in the end I went for an book which is conciered an allegory several times and because I wanted to read it anyways ;)

When doing my research I found this online and thought I´d include it here:

"The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is a religious allegory. In it, we find that Aslan the lion represents Christ or God, the White Witch represents evil, and Edmund represents Judas as the betrayer."
Well now to discuss about this ;) What do you think? Would you have ever seen it that way?
When thinking about it I see the religious allegory thing and kind of all the others too but I don´t know if I myself would have thought of it to be honest ;) Maybe after some research about C.S.Lewis life? I read things like that several time so I assume its an popular and therefor probably correct opinion ;)
Nevertheless and completely without that context, I liked it and would read it again :)

For a little more inspiration and some alternatives ^^

Here are some other sources to find a book:
On goodreads of cause or here for more Allegorical Fiction or here or here or here.
I hope you´ll find the perfect one for yourself!

Which book did you choose for this category?

Did you read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and did you read it before or after watching the movie?

With lots of love

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