The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

When Lucy Pevensie first enters Narnia, it seems like a mystical winter oasis. However, Lewis soon reveals that Narnia has some very real dangers of its own. To what extent can The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe be described as an escapist fantasy? Support your response with textual evidence.

Mrs. Beaver bakes a “great and gloriously sticky marmalade roll” that both satiates the children’s hunger and delights their senses (83). Food features as an important motif in the novel. Trace the appearance of food and consider how Lewis’s use of food imagery changes as the plot progresses.

Certain aspects of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe have been read as Christian allegory. Identify two chapters in the novel that employ religious symbolism and analyze them, strengthening your answer with textual support.