The Pro-zionism Stance Implied In Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe

C. S. Lewis is known to readers by various identities, such as writer of children literature, scholar, and apologist and so on. Overseas studies on C. S. Lewis are abundant, covering a wide range of themes and fields. In contrast, evaluation and interpretation of C. S. Lewis in China are very limited.Scholars abroad also shed light on diverse interpretations of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Their studies examine it mainly from the perspective of Gospel, animal images, girls' power and political ideology. In comparison, most of the studies in China focus on the intertextuality relationship between this fiction and Christianity, which are devoid of novel ideas and deep thoughts. Some even had comprehending deviation on Lewis' s Christian belief, perhaps due to the fact that they are not so familiar with Christianity. However, the shared shortage both in China and abroad is that few studies explore Lewis' s pro-Zionism stance. On the basis of previous studies, this paper will deepen the study on Lewis and fill the gap of previous researches through further exploration of Lewis' s political views by the study of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. This thesis aims to uncover Lewis' s implied pro-Zionism political stance by making comparisons between the setting and main characters in this fiction, and their parallels and correspondences in history, aided by the theory of Intertextuality and close reading. Seemingly, the whole novel is about the contradiction between the White Witch and Narnians led by Aslan, but covertly it's about the conflicts between the Palestine Arabs and Palestine Jews during and after World War I, with Aslan and Narnians representing the Jews and the White Witch symbolizing Palestine Arab Nationalists. The role of Britain, represented by the Pevensie children, is to secure the Palestine Mandate at the Peace Negotiations in 1920 and therefore helps the Jews to return to Palestine after a long time of Diaspora.Based on the above analysis, the author's political view can be inferred that in the conflict between Palestine Arabs and Palestine Jews, the author is on the side of pro-Zionism. He sympathizes with the Jews and supports them to build homes of their own in Palestine.