C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia is a pretty awesome series.
My favorite books in the series are probably those centered around Caspian, but it's because of Reepicheep that I love those books so much. Reepicheep is a talking mouse who, or so I'm told, represents faith.
Speaking of representing, a lot of people call Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia (especially The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe) an allegory. But I'm pretty sure Lewis himself said that that was not the case. Well, if I'm understanding the term "allegory" correctly, anyways.
Let me explain. Lewis did not write about the events in Narnia with the intention of mirroring what God has done in our world. Lewis wrote the Narnia books to answer his question of, "If God were to create an entirely new world, how might He go about it?"
As is obvious to anyone who has read the books knows that Aslan is Narnia's version of Jesus. But I must admit, I have a bit of a problem viewing it that way because Aslan has done things Jesus Christ never would.
For one example, Aslan goes back on his words at times. He told Lucy multiple times that no one is ever told what would have happened. However, back in the prequel, Aslan told Digory what would have happened if he had stolen an apple.
So, even though I know this is Christian fantasy, I enjoy the series much more when I read it as just fantasy. Aslan becomes more lovable when I don't try to compare him with my wonderful and perfect Savior.
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