Son of Adam, Daughter of Eve : – Kristicentrism med Jesus gestaltning i barnlitteratur och filmatisering

This thesis’ aim is to examine the central and considerable Christian symbols in the tale ofNarnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S Lewis. The method used in this thesishas been as a content analysis of the book from 1950 and the two films from 1988 and 2005,which has been created from the books’ content. In order to identify the Christian symbolismin the content analysis, Propp’s structuralism has been applied to explore the differences andthe development of the story in the material and the structure of the tale’s storyline andcharacters. Based on that all stories have the same characters and storyline through all theages. The assumption has been proven by applying both the theory to the study and with helpfrom the complementary studies with similar perceptions in their work, which will bepresented throughout the whole thesis.