Chapter 14: "Yes, She's a Christ Figure Too"

Even though a work of literature and the Bible is not exactly verbatim of the Bible, the Bible and most works tend to share similar parallels. while examining many of these parallels we tend to make tight interwoven connections with  main characters and Jesus Christ. Following the criteria on page 119, Foster lays out a list of features make Christ who he is. This list shares resemblance to the character Aslan in The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.

1. Crucified, wounds in the hands, feet, side, and head: In the book, the lion, Aslan, is "stabbed in the back". Although this is not a literal stabbing or crucifixion like in the Bible, Aslan is betrayed by Edmund for the White Witch. When Edmund goes to the White Witch, Aslan is forced to make a dark deal to save everyone's life.

2. Self-sacrificing: Aslan is the epitome of self-sacrificing. Various times in the book he puts himself in harms way to make sure Peter, Susan, Lucy, and Edmund are all safe. He sacrifices himself on the Stone Table so that Edmund lives because he knows that the children are the future of Narnia. In order to keep Narnia alive, the children have to be alive.

3. Good with children: Aslan shows how much he loves everyone, and children especially throughout the novel. Before meeting them for the first time he greets them with grace and poise. He is consistently there to pick up the kids when they fall.

4. Humble modes of transportation: He walks everywhere (but I do believe it has something to do with the fact he is a lion).

5. Known to have spent time alone in the wilderness: Aslan lives in Narnia, in the secluded forest. However, he is surrounded by people he loves and adores still despite living alone in such a lonely forest.

6. Believed to have confrontation with the devil: In order to save Edmund from the White Witch and all that she entails, Aslan steps in and makes a deal sacrificing himself for Edmund.

7. Buried but arose on the third day: Aslan was killed and sacrificed on the Stone Table. This came as a blow to Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy prior to the major battle. Right before the battle, Aslan rises and fights beside the children he loves.

8. Very forgiving: Aslan is a kind and forgiving lion. Throughout the book he realizes that these are only children and can't be expected to lead Narnia alone. They are kids and kids still need guidance from figures they trust.