Blog For Week: 10/14/15 - The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S Lewis

      The book that I am reading right now is The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. This is the second book in The Chronicles of Narnia series, although the first book is only a prologue. There are four children: Peter, Susan, Lucy, and Edmund. They discover a magical world and meet the White Witch who calls herself the Queen of Narnia, when really she is an evil witch who wants to take over Narnia and rule forever. But there is one thing keeping her from taking over: Aslan. Aslan is the true King of Narnia, and after the children meet him, there is a huge battle.

      Prompt: Describe a character that you would like to meet (which doesn’t mean that you

think you would like the character, but that you think the character would be

interesting). List 4 questions that you would ask.

      If I were to meet any character in the book, I would meet either Aslan or the White Witch. Aslan is a powerful lion, while also being the King of Narnia. If I were to meet Aslan, here are the questions I would ask him:

Aslan

1. Why did you abandon Narnia, as some of the other characters said you did?

2. Why did you choose to come back the moment that Peter, Lucy, Edmund, and Susan arrived?

3. Why did you leave again after the children were crowned Kings and Queens?

4. Why are you named the True King of Narnia, and how did you become King?

The White Witch is also very powerful, but uses her powers for evil. She calls herself the Queen of Narnia, even though she is evil and wants to take over the country. And if I were to meet the White Witch, there are the questions I would ask her:

The White Witch

1. How do your powers work, and why do you use them for evil?

2. When you went into the camp to talk to Aslan, why didn't you just kill the children there? (You had the opportunity.)

3. Why are you so obsessed with power and why do you use that power to kill / punish people and animals / turn them to stone?

4. And finally, why didn't you kill me when I was asking you these questions? (not that I would want that)

      Prompt: After reading, I wonder...

      After reading, I wondered what would've happened if one thing didn't happen. If there would've been a chain reaction of events. For example, if Edmund hadn't met the White Witch in the beginning. The Witch might not have found out that Tumnus (a faun) helped Lucy escape Narnia (Edmund was the one who told her that he did), which led to him being turned to stone, which wouldn't have happened. Things would be completely different if Edmund hadn't met the Witch in the woods when he first came to Narnia because saving Tumnus was pretty much the only reason why they stayed in Narnia the first night they were there. Edmund hadn't met the White Witch in the woods, the whole story might have been completely different. So, if one thing didn't happen, there would be a chain reaction of events, ultimately changing the entire story. 

      Prompt: If you were the author, what would you have happening next?

      And just so you know what is happening right now: Peter, Lucy and Susan are at Mr. and Mrs. Beaver's house and just discovered that Edmund has gone to the White Witch's house. The Beavers realized that Edmund probably told her about where they were and that her wolves (because she has wolves as slaves) were going to be there soon to punish them.

      If I was the author, the next thing that would happen is that The White Witch's wolves were going to show up and surround them. But, the wolves turn out to be on the good side and help them. So the children would escape, then travel to the Witch's house and rescue Edmund and Tumnus. But, of course, in the process, the Witch catches them. But, just as she is about to turn the children to stone, Aslan shows up at the perfect time, and eats her. They then run through the house and discover that Tumnus has been turned to stone. Lucy cries for a little bit, because she says that it was her fault, even though it was kind of Edmund's for telling the Witch. But then, Aslan comes up and roars really loud, which for some reason, breaks the spell and all of the animals / things that had been turned to stone were free. Then, Peter, Lucy, Susan, and Edmund get crowned Kings and Queens and they all live with Aslan, the beavers, and Tumnus in a huge castle for the rest of their lives (happily ever after).

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