Chapter 8: "Hanseldee and Greteldum"

Fairy-tales are a form of literature we hold near and dear to our hearts. They have been in the deepest caverns of our brain since we were little tikes. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe share parallels with the popular fairy-tale Peter Pan. and Alice in Wonderland. Lucy, Peter, Susan, and Edmund in the book Chronicles of Narnia cross a threshold by traveling through a wardrobe to get to the mythical area of Narnia is similar to that of what takes place in Alice in Wonderland. Alice follows the white rabbit hole and crosses the threshold form reality into what is wonderland. The Chronicles of Narnia and Peter Pan share the same parallels, Wendy and her two brothers are whisked away to another land where innocence is cherished and the term "growing up" is unheard of. In Narnia, the siblings don't age until they get back through the threshold. All of these parallels deepen the appreciation of fairy-tales and the value of being a child and of innocence that comes along with it. With every fairy-tale it teaches you to live every day full and enjoy being young. Youth comes with imagination and creativity and fairy-tales bring those two assets to the table all the time. We enjoy being young and having our imagination run free.