Through the use of Christian symbolism, conflict and imagery, C.S. Lewis implements his religious background into his literary works. Within The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis creates a question in the reader's mind as to whether or not the story was intended to symbolize a Christian allegory. Throughout the story, Lewis employs the use of symbolism through his characters, their actions, and the places they travel to. All of the main characters in the novel symbolize something within the Holy Bible. The Pevensie children are evacuated from war-torn London and sent to live in the countryside with Professor Kirke, an eccentric old man. While playing hide and seek on a rainy day, Lucy, the youngest Pevensie, discovers a colossal wardrobe in an empty room. He decides to hide inside, but "of course he had left the door open, for he knew that it is a very foolish thing to lock oneself in a cupboard" (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Lewis, 7). He discovers that the wardrobe has no end and leads to a world full of snow and strange creatures. Lucy meets a faun, Mr. Tumnus, and follows him to his home. Mr. Tumnus confesses to being a servant of the White Witch, Queen Jadis. He states, “I received orders from the White Witch that if ever I saw a son of Adam or a daughter of Eve in the wood, I was to seize them and deliver them to her” (Lewis, 21). This is when the reader sees the first sign of symbolism. Lucy is extremely confident. It represents children and their absolute innocence. When she reenters the real world, she starts screaming that she's back and that she's fine. However, his brothers have no idea what he is talking about. After hearing her story, the three eldest Pevensie children f... middle of paper... itching was wicked, because the witch had asked them to. He also goes on to tell her that the Beavers said Aslan will be back soon (Lewis, 107). Therefore, Edmond is called a traitor by the White Witch. "There is a traitor there, Aslan... Have you forgotten the Deep Magic?" (Lewis, 155). The White Witch asks Aslan if he remembers that the Deep Magic engraved on the Great Stone Tablet by the Emperor Beyond the Sea, Aslan's father, says that "every traitor belongs to me (Jadis) as my rightful prey and for every betrayal I have the right to kill (Lewis, 155). Aslan asks the witch to take a walk with him and they go to have a private conversation. This is where the next Christian symbol comes in. Aslan sacrifices himself on the Stone Table to save Edmund from his betrayal The parallel in the Bible is that Jesus Christ sacrificed himself on the cross to save humanity from their sins.