The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
(a book report)
By: Yash
Kothari
Grade 6
Author Description
The author
of this book C.S. Lewis wrote the book during World War II. It described his
feelings when his children were sent to the middle of Britain, away from him to
be safe. He is a very imaginative person and created a whole new series of
books in a new land called Narnia.
Setting and
Character Sketch
· Lucy: Lucy is a girl who learns
archery in the book. She is the smallest of the four children and discovers the
new world Narnia first. She is a very curious personality and is always on the
lookout for something new. In the story, Lucy is also the most honest and
always tells the truth to everyone.
· Edmund: Edmund is the second youngest
of the four siblings and he discovers Narnia second, as Peter and Susan do not
believe the story of a new world. He goes on the wrong path, and joins with the
white witch. He is very just and always solves problems fairly as one of the
kings of Narnia.
· Susan: Susan is a very mature girl
and likes to do girly sorts of things. She does not fight at all like Lucy but
is very beautiful in her looks. She is quite bossy to her younger siblings, but
is liked by the whole kingdom of Narnia.
· Peter: Peter is the oldest of all
siblings. He is a very understanding brother and cares dearly for all his
siblings. He is a great swordsman and learns quickly to fight. He is also very
brave and is the High King of Narnia.
· Aslan: The High King above all High
Kings of Narnia. He is a lion and is very dangerous to his enemies. They say
when Aslan comes, the White Witch will die and spring and summer will arrive
again in the land of Narnia
· White Witch: the White Witch takes
over Narnia and rules it. She never lets spring enter or Father Christmas come
and bless the land. All the creatures that refuse to serve her are turned to
stone by her. However, the creatures of Narnia that come under her service are
allowed to live in peace.
The setting
of this story starts of in the home of their uncle, a professor in England.
They must go there for protection from the Germans who are constantly bombing
and firing bullets from their air force. Lucy finds Narnia, an unknown land and
she explores the area with Tumnus. This story was written and occurred in the
time of the World War II. Narnia was soon discovered by all four children and
they figured out that it was always winter and never summer or Christmas or
even spring. Peter, Lucy, Susan, and Edmund go through many struggles with the help
of Aslan and travel through Narnia to defeat the powers of the White Witch.
Plot
In the book, the four children find a
new world while exploring a wardrobe. The new world is called Narnia. In this
world, they realize that they have to defeat the White Witch to free Narnia
from a long and terrible spell of misery. The two daughters of Eve and two sons
of Adam have to sit in the four thrones of the high castle of Narnia called:
Cair Paravel. In the starting, the children meet the beavers, who take them to
meet the lion who will guide them, Aslan. On the way, they meet the Father of
Christmas, who is finally broken the power of the Witch to enter Narnia. He
gives them each gifts. Edmund escapes from the house and betrays the others. He
enters the castle of the White Witch, who in the end, plans to kill him. Aslan
sacrifices his life to save Edmund. However, a magic deep down says that if a
person gives in to his enemy to be killed, death will work backwards. Instead
of dying, Aslan becomes more powerful than ever. They free all the animals who
have been turned into stone in the witch’s castle and go fight a war. The war
lasts for only a day and when Aslan arrives, the enemy is defeated in a few
hours. After all the cleaning up of the war, Peter goes to the castle with his
siblings and is crowned High King of Narnia.
Recommendation
I would
surely recommend this book to any reader who loves adventure. The children
discover new lands and I felt, wouldn’t it be great if this were actually true.
While reading this book, I could not wait to continue reading it. The
literature style is great and some very nice tricks of writing are used to grab
the reader onto the book.
