The Voyage of The Dawn Treader differs greatly from the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Many of the characters from the ladder reappear in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Although many new characters are introduced, they all seem to be connected somehow. In the first four chapters Lucy and Edmound are forced into staying with their cousin Eustace, whose spiteful and bratty personality serves as moralty lesson on how not to be.
In this setting Lucy, Edmund, and their cousin our on their own, and are surrounded by other people of high status in Narnia, including the new king, Caspian. As opposed to The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, the characters are quite familiar with Narnia and their own strengths. This creates a different dynamic, and it obvious that they have learned a lot since they have become kings and queens. In chapter four there is a debate over the morality of slavery, and in the end they outlaw slave trade.
Eustice is a very self-righteous and whiney boy, and from showing his childlike faults and how the others deal with him just how mature they have become. There is a situation in which he is requested to stand and fight against a mouse knight, but he can't even beleive they are serious. He is portrayed as aboy with no imagination, and can't accept the fact that he isn't dreaming.
Unlike book two, in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader the portal into Narnia is a painting of a ship in Eustace's home. Thus far this story is less epic and more light-hearted. No matter how nice they are to Eustace, his stubborness and probably a bit of jealousy keep him from opening up. In this book there is also less blatant religous connotations. The story is much more simple, and concerns only a few small sections of Narnia, like the Lone Islands. When they arrive, the governing powers of the new king, Caspian are tested.
The characters have changed and grown, but their personalities are the same. Not much about the rest of the adventures that have occured in between now and then are explained, which makes it easier to understand without having read the previous books. Alhough they are all intertwined, it isn't really necessary to read them all in chronological order.
In this setting Lucy, Edmund, and their cousin our on their own, and are surrounded by other people of high status in Narnia, including the new king, Caspian. As opposed to The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, the characters are quite familiar with Narnia and their own strengths. This creates a different dynamic, and it obvious that they have learned a lot since they have become kings and queens. In chapter four there is a debate over the morality of slavery, and in the end they outlaw slave trade.
Eustice is a very self-righteous and whiney boy, and from showing his childlike faults and how the others deal with him just how mature they have become. There is a situation in which he is requested to stand and fight against a mouse knight, but he can't even beleive they are serious. He is portrayed as aboy with no imagination, and can't accept the fact that he isn't dreaming.
Unlike book two, in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader the portal into Narnia is a painting of a ship in Eustace's home. Thus far this story is less epic and more light-hearted. No matter how nice they are to Eustace, his stubborness and probably a bit of jealousy keep him from opening up. In this book there is also less blatant religous connotations. The story is much more simple, and concerns only a few small sections of Narnia, like the Lone Islands. When they arrive, the governing powers of the new king, Caspian are tested.
The characters have changed and grown, but their personalities are the same. Not much about the rest of the adventures that have occured in between now and then are explained, which makes it easier to understand without having read the previous books. Alhough they are all intertwined, it isn't really necessary to read them all in chronological order.
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