The Chronicles of Narnia 1. The Magicians Nephew. — Content Guide for Parents

By Clive Staples LewisHarper Collins Publ. UK1955ISBN 9780006740346171 pages

The Chronicles of Narnia 1. The Magicians Nephew.

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Scary contentBrief
ReligionCentralChristian

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Factual summary of themes present in this book. No opinion — just the facts.

Violence

Supporting

The witch Jadis fights police and onlookers with an iron rod in London and tries to kill Aslan, and she earlier wiped out all life in her world with a spell.

“Jadis tears an iron rod from a nearby lamp-post, using it to fight off police and onlookers when they mock her.” en.wikipedia.org
“A terrified Jadis tries to kill Aslan with the iron rod, but it rebounds harmlessly off him” en.wikipedia.org
“deliberately killed every living thing in Charn” en.wikipedia.org

Scary content

Brief

The children explore Charn, a dead world with a hall of statues and eerie noises, where they wake a dangerous witch who later causes trouble in London.

“full of tired silences and eerie noises” eyrie.org
“the evil Jadis (the White Witch) into the human world where she unleashes her terror” potpourri2015.wordpress.com

Religion

Central

Christian

The story is a Christian allegory in which the lion Aslan creates Narnia, Digory is tested in a garden with a forbidden apple, and he must atone for waking the witch.

“this one too has its biblical parallels—Aslan’s creation of Narnia for instance, somewhat echoing the creation story” potpourri2015.wordpress.com
“It's a fairly explicit parallel to the Garden of Eden, except in this case Digory passes.” eyrie.org
“Aslan confronts Digory with his responsibility for waking Jadis and for bringing her into Narnia, and tells Digory he must atone by helping to protect the new land of Narnia from her evil.” en.wikipedia.org

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Religion

PRESENT

Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

Journeys to the end of the world, fantastic creatures, and epic battles between good and evil -- what more could any reader ask for in one book? The book that has it all is The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, written in 1949 by Clive Staples Lewis. But Lewis did not stop there. Six more books followed, and together they became known as The Chronicles of Narnia. For the past fifty years, The Chronicles of Narnia have transcended the fantasy genre to become part of the canon of classic literature. Each of the seven books is a masterpiece, drawing the reader into a land where magic meets reality, and the result is a fictional world whose scope has fascinated generations.

Frequently asked questions

Is The Chronicles of Narnia 1. The Magicians Nephew. appropriate for a 7-year-old?
The witch Jadis fights police and onlookers with an iron rod in London and tries to kill Aslan, and she earlier wiped out all life in her world with a spell. The children explore Charn, a dead world with a hall of statues and eerie noises, where they wake a dangerous witch who later causes trouble in London.
Does The Chronicles of Narnia 1. The Magicians Nephew. have violence?
Found (Supporting): The witch Jadis fights police and onlookers with an iron rod in London and tries to kill Aslan, and she earlier wiped out all life in her world with a spell.
Does The Chronicles of Narnia 1. The Magicians Nephew. have scary content?
Found (Brief): The children explore Charn, a dead world with a hall of statues and eerie noises, where they wake a dangerous witch who later causes trouble in London.
Does The Chronicles of Narnia 1. The Magicians Nephew. have religion?
Found (Central, Christian): The story is a Christian allegory in which the lion Aslan creates Narnia, Digory is tested in a garden with a forbidden apple, and he must atone for waking the witch.
Does The Chronicles of Narnia 1. The Magicians Nephew. have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Chronicles of Narnia 1. The Magicians Nephew. have profanity?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Chronicles of Narnia 1. The Magicians Nephew. have climate?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Chronicles of Narnia 1. The Magicians Nephew. have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Chronicles of Narnia 1. The Magicians Nephew. have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does The Chronicles of Narnia 1. The Magicians Nephew. have gender & orientation?
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