Why did C S Lewis write the Book?

Answer 1

"The Success of C. S. Lewis in The Chronicles of Narnia" by Amber Cowart (http://cslewis.drzeus.net/papers/success.html) states that Lewis had two main purposes in writing the Narnia Chronicles (of which The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" is arguably the most popular): "to entertain the readers and to suggest analogies of the Christian faith." Lewis was a Christian who had struggled with issues of faith after losing his wife. He knew grief, anf loss, and knew how his own faith had brought him through it. He wanted to share this with children. Lewis felt that the best way to present the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a world somewhat suspicious of Christians was to "present it in a fictional world, a world in which it would be easier to accept. The audience grows to love Aslan and everything that he symbolizes; they begin to wish for someone like Aslan in this world. After finding this love for Aslan, they will ideally transfer that love to Christ when presented with the Gospel later in life."

Answer 2

C. S. Lewis wrote "The Chronicles of Narnia" books as a Christian allegory to convey moral and spiritual themes to a young audience. Lewis wanted to explore themes of faith, temptation, and redemption in a fantastical setting that would engage readers of all ages.

Answer 3

C.S. Lewis wrote The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, the first -published order- in the series, for his God-Daughter Lucy. The dedication reads -

My Dear Lucy,

I wrote this story for you, but when I began it I had not realized that girls grow quicker than books. As a result you are already too old for Fairy Tales, and by the time it is printed and bound you will be older still. But some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again. You can then take it down from some upper shelf, dust it, and tell me what you think of it. I shall probably be too deaf to hear, and too old to understand, a word you say, but I shall still be

your affectionate Godfather,

C.S. Lewis

Answer 4

He wrote the book The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobebecause of a drawing he drew when he was 15 years old. He was into mythology and he drew a fawn under a lamp post and it was snowing. That's how it all began. Then he started writing other stories after The LWW.

Answer 5

Because he wanted to attract his readers and make his books, (including the chronicles of Narnia) seem more interesting, it's as if he's talking to you.. "You know that feeling.." It makes you feel like, "Ye, I know that feeling" and you really get into the book.

I hope this is the answer you was looking for, thanks for reading

~Lucy Maddison,

Answer 6

As the put it, "it all started with images". The image of a faun with an umbrella in a snowy wood first came to C.S. Lewis as a teenager. The Lion, the Witch, and The Wardrobe was a collection of many of these sorts of images. He said that once he started writing, the tale just took off of its own accord.

Answer 7

He had was abused as a child and had to spend most of his time in a different world to cope with it and that is what he imagined. It's a really inspirational story!

Answer 8

He wrote it for Lucy Barfield