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About This Passage
Chapter 7 introduces Aslan through his effect on the children's bodies and emotions before he appears in the story — Lewis communicates the lion's significance entirely through the physical reactions his name produces.
Read Chapter 7 and choose two to four sentences from the moment Mr. Beaver speaks Aslan's name and the children each feel something different — Peter's courage, Susan's delight, Lucy's excitement, Edm...
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Narration Prompt
In your own words, tell the story of this chapter. What were the most important moments? What made them important — and how do you know?
Discussion Questions
- When the children hear the name Aslan, each one has a completely different physical response — Peter feels brave, Susan feels something beautiful, Lucy feels excited, and Edmund feels horror. The same word produces four different reactions. What does each child's reaction reveal about their inner state, and what does Lewis suggest about how the same truth can feel different to different people?
- Mr. Beaver describes Aslan as not safe but good. This seems like a contradiction — how can something good also be unsafe? What do you think Mr. Beaver means, and what does Lewis suggest about the difference between safety and goodness? Are the things that are truly good always comfortable?
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Vocabulary Builder
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A prediction about what will happen in the future, believed to come from a higher power
Item 2
Very serious and dignified, not playful or lighthearted
Item 3
Moved around quickly and busily, getting things done
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