C.S Lewis

Everyone has different perspectives to determine the distinction between the good and evil forces, especially for children. In the The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis has depicted in both obvious and subtle ways the differences between the good and evil. He makes the concepts with the different symbolisms, which are easier for children to understand. Most of the people will usually determine the distinction with one's behavior, characteristics and appearance. This essay is going to use some examples from the novel to depict the difference between the good and evil.

One of the significant and most obvious examples is Aslan and the White Witch. In the novel, Aslan has described with positive characteristics, such as, the rights, spring, proud, life, and peace. Mr. Beaver is describing how powerful Aslan is to the four prophecy children of Narnia, "He'll put all to rights as it says in an old rhyme in these parts: Wrong will be right, when Aslan comes in sight, At the sound of his roar, sorrows will be no more, When he bares his teeth, winter meets its death, And when shakes his mane, we shall have spring again"(Lewis 85). Also, Lucy first meets with Aslan, and she thinks Aslan's face is very royal, strong, and peaceful. On the other hand, the White Witch has described with negative characteristics, such as, terrible, horrible, dangerous, winter, cold and death. Lucy is describing who the White Witch is to Edmund, "She is perfectly terrible person. She calls herself the Queen of Narnia though she has no right to be queen at all, and all the Fauns and Dryads and Naiads and Dwarfs and Animals---at least all the good ones---simply hate her. And she can turn people into stone and do all kinds of horrible things"(Lewis 43). These are the most obvious examples that C.S Lewis has depicted the difference of characteristics between the good and evil in the novel.

C.S. Lewis does not only simplify the distinction by the characteristics. He also depicts the difference with the concept of honesty and deception. The good force always has the image of kind and honest. Mr. Tumnus is being honest and regret to Lucy about what he is sorry about what he has tried to do to her, "Look at me. Daughter of Eve. Would you believe that I'm the sort of Faun to meet a poor innocent child in the wood, one that had never done any harm, and pretend to be friendly with it, and invite it home to my cave, all for the sake of lulling it asleep and then handing it over to the White Witch" (Lewis 20). However, the evil force always has the