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Questions For
Discussion & Essays 1) Why do you think C.S. Lewis made Aslan a lion? What qualities or values does this choice represent? 2) How does Edmund come under the White Witch’s influence? How does his character change over the course of the play? As a king of Narnia, C.S. Lewis calls him "Edmund the Just." How does this name fit him? 3) What do we learn from Aslan's death at the hand of the White Witch? 4) What is Mr. Tumnus's crime? What do you think his arrest and punishment tell us about justice in Narnia under the White Witch's reign? 5) How are the actions of Aslan, Peter, and Edmund courageous? 6) Why do you think Lewis had the children enter Narnia through a wardrobe? If you were writing the story, what would you chose as a gateway to a fantasy world? 7) What is the significance of the arrival of Father Christmas? What values does he represent?
8) Why do you think that Lucy, the youngest child, is the first on to go through the wardrobe into Narnia? Activities can be found at http://www.cslewis.org/resources/studyguides.html
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