It can be difficult to imagine what it's like to flee because of war. Air raids and bombardments were daily occurrences for many families during The Second World War.
In the first Narnia novel by C.S. Lewis (1950), we witness exactly this, from the point of view of four siblings. Due to safety reasons, they were sent away from their hometown to live in a big house in the heart of England. While exploring the house, Lucy finds a wardrobe in a spare room, ultimately deciding to venture through. Unable to make an influence on the war of the real world, the children take matters into their own hands, to attempt to free Narnia.
In this novel there are actually four protagonists, which are Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter. Lucy is the youngest of the four siblings and is the character with the most attention in the story, some would say that she is the main character. She is a very curious child. She is very adventurous and has a strong imagination, which is evident as she was the one who acted as the catalyst to change the setting from the world we know, to Narnia, by exploring the old wardrobe. As justified by her when wandering into the wardrobe: “Lucy felt a little frightened, but she felt very inquisitive and excited as well.” (s.2 - l.5-6) Not only is she just an adventurous child, but also somewhat responsible for her age. Shown when her siblings were fighting on the first night in their new home, and she responsibly said: “Hadn´t we all better go to bed? There’s sure to be a row if we’re heard talking here.” (s.1 - l.37-38) Which perfectly shows how innocent and careful she is, because she doesn’t want to do anything to upset anyone. You could also say that she has an assistant, which is the faun. He helps her by telling her all about the curse of the eternal winter and the cruel tyranny of Jadis, the White Witch. We don’t see a huge character development of Lucy; however, she got the chance to show what she always had in her.
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