During Chapter 14 and 15, readers of the book witness a remarkable sacrifice, and an even more remarkable resurrection. Many critics have described this sacrifice as an allusion or allegory. Whether you believe in Christianity or not, the similarities are interesting for us to study.
First, Aslan willingly sacrifices his life to save the lives of those he loves. In the Bible, Jesus willingly forfeits his life to save the souls of all his followers.
Second, Aslan easily could have destroyed all of the villains who tormented him at the Stone Table. Jesus chose to die without struggle, even though he could have asked his Father (God) to destroy all of the men who were about to kill him.
Third, Aslan was tortured by the evil creatures of the White Witch. He had his hair cut, he was stabbed and muzzled. During his crucifixion, Jesus was stabbed in the side, and he had a crown of thorns jabbed down onto his head.
Fourth, Aslan was killed on the Stone Table. Jesus crucifixion occurred at Calvary, a hill of rocks rumoured to be the place where Adam's skull was buried.
Fifth, Aslan returned to life after the Deeper Magic was revealed. Jesus returned to life three days after his death, and was brought to Heaven by God.
Of course, this is only one of the symbols in the book. Although C.S.Lewis was deeply religious, the book also makes several historical allusions. In this case, the Lion might be symbolic of the British Empire itself. After all, Britain was nearly destroyed by the Nazi bombs during the Battle of Britain. However, it rose up to eventually defeat Hitler's forces. The most dominant symbol of Britain is the Lion.
check out the statues (both famous London sculptures), and the British Banner (which includes the symbols of the four nations making up the United Kingdom)
11 comments:
Lizzy and Alex
We learned that Jesus and Aslan both died by sacrificing there lives.But they both came back to life.They both souldn't have died becuase they were very good people and they didn't lie.They both died by evil people.They could have kiledl the person that was killing them but they didn't becuase they knew what was right and what had to be done.
justin & jenni i know that in the flag of britain, there is a lion. britain was almost destroyed but then they came strong again. In the bible jesus died on the cross and then came back to life just like aslan.
sam and i learned that jesus made a sacrafice just as aslan did.we aslsom learned that in the nvel they tourtured aslan like they tourtured esus. and we lerned that adams skull was burried were jesus was killed.
Spencer and Alexis
1.Aslan was killed on the stone table and Jesus was killed on Calavary hill of rocks
2.Aslan gave up his life to save the people he loved Jesus forfeit his life for his followers
3.Aslan got tortured during his death and Jesus got beaten during his death too
4.Aslan came back to life because of the deep magic and Jesus came back because god brought him back
5.Aslan and Jesus both could have destroyed their killers easily but they decided to die in peace
Aslan and Jesus have a lot of things in common!
Avery and Christian says:
We learned that aslan and Jesus both risked their lives for other people. Jesus chose to die without struggle, but aslan had no choise. Jesus got stabed in the head, but aslan got shaved and stabbed in the chest. both aslanand Jesus got brougt back to life but, Jesus got brought back to life in heaven.The most dinominent figure is the lion. Adams skull was burried in the same place were jesus died.
Emma
I learned that Aslans torchures the white witches animals.Aslan and Jesus both died and came back to life.Today Brition symbol is the lion,and Jesus died because of a good cause.
kristjan and breanna
Aslan made a big sacrifice. Aslan sacrificed his own life for the ones he loved. Aslan could have killed all of the evil villans but insted he sacrificed his own life. Aslan and Jesus both died without struggle even though they both could have killed their killers easily.
Lizzy and Alex
We learned that Jesus and Aslan both died by sacrificing there lives. But they both came back to life. There both souldn't have died becuase they were both good and they didn't lie. They both died by evil people. They could have killed the person that was killing them but they didn't because they knew what was right and what had to be done. They both died because Jesus didn't want anyone to be unhappy and Aslan know that Edmund did the wrong thing but Aslan is giving up his life so Edmund can live.
1.aslan makes an allousion to Jesus.
2.aslan didint have to sacrifice him sef nor did Jesus
3.they tourtured aslan like they tourtured Jesus.
4.Jesus got rresurected like aslan
5.they were bothgereat leaders
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One day in my dreams, I hope to be the best at all the sports,
I would work hard to master them all, from football to the tennis courts,
I'd play in professional tournaments and beat my opponent,
I would always play fair, and shake their hands to thank them for the moment,
I would practice all the time to improve my skills,
Lots of people would want to see me, they would have chills,
Even when I am losing a game,
I would keep fighting hard so I will have no shame
by Christian H.
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