Not everything in Narnia directly parallels the story of Jesus, but the similarities are too striking to ignore. The Witch claims the lives of all Narnians who sin irrevocably, an allusion to Satan's claim of the souls of such sinners.Humankind's Redemption Perhaps she is a servant of Satan and an overlord of NarniaNarnia's special patron demon. The White Witch may not be an exact representation of Satanthe imagery that surrounds her does not quite fit that of the devil himself. Edmund's gluttony for the Turkish Delight alludes to Adam and Eve's desire to eat the apple.The Power of SatanĮdmund is a traitor and his life is forfeit to the White Witch, just as any sinner's life is forfeit to Satan after death without the intervention of God. Adam and Eve also committed a sin of consumption, and God punishes them as well. Edmund's consumption of the Turkish Delight may also be a reference to the sin of Adam and Eve, when they ate from the Tree of Knowledge. The real sin occurs when Edmund allows himself to fixate on the Turkish Delight long after he leaves the Witch. Since this is enchanted Turkish Delight, Edmund cannot be held accountable for his gluttony as if he were overindulging in ordinary candy. Edmund's descent into the Witch's service begins during his frantic consumption of the magic Turkish Delight. Whether or not this is true, it is certainly the case that The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe specifically focuses on gluttony. Critics have proposed that each of the seven novels in The Chronicles of Narnia addresses one of the seven deadly sins.
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