By C.S. Lewis

 Born in 1898 in Belfast, Northern Ireland  Moved to England after mother died of cancer  Attended Oxford University where he later taught English (also taught at Cambridge)  Best friend was J.R.R. Tolkien  Wrote mainly religious books and novels  The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was his first children’s novel  He died in 1963

 Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter are sent away from London to stay with the old Professor in the country because of the air raids (WWII)  The children explore the house and Lucy finds a wardrobe (closet) which leads to Narnia where she meets Mr. Tumnus

 Lucy goes to tea at Mr. Tumnus’s house  Mr. Tumnus confesses that he works for the White Witch and he is in the process of kidnapping Lucy  Mr. Tumnus feels horrible and helps Lucy escape and get back to “Spare Oom” in the city of “War Drobe”

 Lucy returns from Narnia and none of her siblings believe her story of visiting Mr. Tumnus in Narnia because when Susan and Peter check the wardrobe it is just a wardrobe  Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy play hide and seek  Lucy and Edmund hide in the wardrobe which once again leads to Narnia  Edmund meets the White Witch (aka “The Queen of Narnia”) while he is looking for Lucy

 Edmund talks with the White Witch about humans (Daughters of Eve and Sons of Adam)  She gives him enchanted Turkish Delight which he becomes addicted to immediately  She promises him more Turkish Delight and the opportunity to become Prince (and later King) of Narnia if he secretly brings his siblings to her castle

 Edmund denies going to Narnia, thus hurting Lucy’s feelings and reputation for telling the truth  Peter and Susan speak to the Old Professor about Lucy’s lies  The Old Professor tells Peter and Susan to believe in Lucy and the possibility that Narnia exists  All four siblings hide in the wardrobe in an attempt to stay away from Mrs. Macready and the guests she is touring through the house

 All four Pevensie children hide from the mean Mrs. Macready in the wardrobe and enter Narnia  They go to Mr. Tumnus’s house only to find the cave ransacked and Mr. Tumnus missing  They find a note saying Mr. Tumnus has been arrested and is awaiting trial for treason  They decide to rescue Mr. Tumnus  A Red Robin leads the way through the forest

 The Red Robin leads the Pevensie’s to Mr. Beaver and then flies away  The children have dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Beaver  Mr. Beaver tells the story of Aslan and discusses the prophecy of Cair Paravel  Edmund goes missing

 Peter, Susan, Lucy and the Beavers discover Edmund has gone off to meet the White Witch and they try to figure out how much of their conversation Edmund heard before he left  The three Pevensie’s and the Beaver’s prepare to leave the dam before the White Witch and Edmund return

 Edmund arrives at the White Witch’s castle  The courtyard is filled with stone statues  Edmund tells the Witch what the others are planning and that they are going to meet with Aslan

 The Pevensie children and the Beaver’s leave the dam  They spend the night hiding in a secret old beaver cave  Father Christmas arrives and gives the children and the Beaver’s presents (Peter = sword and shield, Susan = bow and arrows and a horn, Lucy = a vial of magic healing potion and a dagger)

 The White Witch and Edmund try to beat the others to the Stone Table  The snow is melting, rivers are running, the air is warm, flowers are blooming, birds are chirping ~ Spring has arrived!

 Peter, Susan and Lucy meet Aslan  Maugrim, the White Witches Chief of Police, tries to attack Susan and Peter kills him  Aslan knights Peter (Sir Peter Wolf’s- Bane)

 The White Witch plans to kill Edmund on the Stone Table but Aslan’s army rescues Edmund in the nick of time  Deep Magic ~ The White Witch says “Every traitor belongs to me as my lawful prey and that for every treachery I have a right to kill.”  The White Witch makes a claim on Edmund’s life  “He knows that unless I have blood as the Law says all Narnia will be overturned and perish in fire and water.”  Aslan and the White Witch walk and talk alone  Aslan and the Witch make a deal ~ “I have settled the matter. She has renounced the claim on your brother’s blood.”

 Lucy and Susan can’t sleep  They go outside and see Aslan walking away into the night ~ they follow him  Aslan goes to the Stone Table to meet the White Witch  In exchange for allowing Edmund to live, the White Witch kills Aslan on the Stone Table (while Lucy and Susan watch from their hiding place in the bushes)

 The White Witch and her army go off in search of the Pevensie children  Lucy and Susan come out of their hiding place to mourn Aslan  The Stone Table breaks in two  Aslan is resurrected because “when a willing victim who has committed no treachery was killed in a traitor’s stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backward.”

 Aslan breathes on the statues in the White Witch’s castle and they come back to life  Lucy finds Mr. Tumnus and Aslan breathes life back into him  Rumblebuffin breaks down the castle gates and Aslan and his new army go to join the battle already in progress  When the new army arrives on the battlefield, Peter is fighting the White Witch in hand to hand combat  Aslan attacks the Witch

 The battle ends with the death of the White Witch  Edmund is gravely wounded in the battle and knighted on the battlefield by Aslan  Lucy uses her magic healing potion to revive the injured  Aslan and his followers go to Cair Paravel  Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy are named Kings and Queens of Narnia where they reign for many years before returning to the Old Professor’s house through the wardrobe in the spare room

 Lucy ~ youngest sibling. She is the first to enter Narnia  Edmund ~ one year older than Lucy. Second to enter Narnia. Betrays his siblings and sides with the White Witch.  Susan ~ second born. She takes on the role of “mother” while the children are staying at the Old Professor’s house in the country.  Peter ~ oldest child. Edmund envies Peter for being the eldest. Peter protects Lucy.

 Aslan ~ the great lion. “He’s the King. He’s the Lord of the whole wood…” He has returned to save Narnia from the White Witch. Symbolizes Jesus Christ.  The White Witch (Jadis) ~ part Jinn part giant. She is NOT human. She has placed a spell on Narnia making it always winter and never Christmas. She turns Narnian’s into stone when they betray her. Symbolizes all that is evil.  Maugrim ~ grey wolf. Captain of the White Witch’s secret police.  Mr. Tumnus ~ faun who befriends Lucy on her first visit to Narnia. He betrays the White Witch when he helps Lucy escape and the White Witch turns him into stone.  Mr. and Mrs. Beaver ~ friends of Mr. Tumnus who help the Pevensie children find Aslan.  Father Christmas ~ brings the Pevensie children gifts to help them fight and destroy the White Witch and her evil army.