"Yes, of course you'll get back to Narnia again someday. Once a King in Narnia, always a King in Narnia. But don't try to get there at all. It'll happen when you're not looking for it."
"Wrong will be right, when Aslan come in sight,
At the sound of his roar, sorrows will be no more,
When he bares his teeth, winter meets its death,
And when he shakes his mane, we shall have spring again."
"Aslan a man!" said Mr. Beaver sternly. "Certainly not. I tell you he is the King of the wood and the son of the great Emperor-beyond-the-Sea. Don't you know who is the King of Beasts? Aslan is a lion-the Lion, the great Lion."
"Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. But h
e's good...""For when they tried to look at Aslan's face they just caught a glimpse of the great, royal, solemn, overwhelming eyes; and then they found they couldn't look at him and went all trembly."
"But Edmund had got past thinking about himself after all he'd been through and after the talk he'd had that morning. He just went on looking at Aslan. It didn't seem to matter what the Witch said."
Ok so, the characters are some of the most lovable and memorable characters in literature and for good reason! There is hardly a character in this story that we can't compare to!
Lucy: the picture of innocence and trust. She knows what she knows and she would never pretend otherwise. When I read about Lucy, I think of how much I would love to be like her in character. She never doubts Aslan once in this story. She sees who He is and never takes her eyes off of Him during all of their trials. She also is never silent about Narnia and Aslan as we as Christian are far too often when it comes to sharing Christ to our world.
Peter: Peter kind of reminds me of a college student. Yep. He has all kinds of responsibility on his shoulders what with being the oldest and promising to take care of his family. He loves his family but his extra responsibility makes him hesitant and worrisome. I often feel like Peter, like I have to be the one to take care of things and not let God handle them. But when Peter meets Aslan, he is changed from being overprotective and worried, to being confident in his purpose and loving toward his siblings.
Susan: Susan is the one who stops and thinks about everything. Her problem is, however, she thinks far too much about things sometimes. She hesitates to trust anything going on in Narnia and complains a lot about how things could turn out. Many, many times I find myself fretting about things as Susan does. We all have our times when we doubt that God is working in our lives. But as we see throughout all of these books, Aslan never abandons Susan, it is she who abandons Him.
Edmund: Who in this world CAN'T compare to Edmund? The picture of our sinful nature in the first part of the book, we can all see bits of ourselves and our selfishness, hatred, bad attitudes, and disobedience. However, once he meets Aslan he is changed rapidly and permanently into one of the best characters of the entire series. If we, like Edmund, would willingly let God transform us from the inside out we would all be much better off.
Mr. Tumnus: Mr. Tumnus is, of course, a snitch. One who feels like he is between a rock and a hard place. He works for the White Witch because he feels he has no other choice. Until he meets Lucy and sees that there is another way. I see Tumnus as a lost person in our world. Seeking a life free of his bonds if only someone would come along and show him the truth.
Mr. and Mrs. Beaver: The Beavers always remind me of a cute old couple who have lived their whole lives serving Aslan! They always make me wonder what my legacy will be like when I get older. Even if I have not felt or seen God working, will I still be faithful?
Yep, there you have it. I don't know why I wrote this but I just really felt like doing it. I know you may already have heard or thought about these things, but it's just something I appreciate. God uses written words to get a hold of me quite often and when I read Narnia this time, it really sunk it. Ok...I'm done!
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