Prince+Caspian

Book Review Assignment ESOL Rachel Leung Mr. Nordmeyer

“Prince Caspian”, the fourth book of the chronicles of Narnia. Narnia, a total of seven series is all written by C.S. Lewis. C.S. Lewis, short for Clive Staples Lewis is a broadcaster, medievalist, essayist, academic, literary critic and apologist. In the story, there are characters like dwarfs, giants, Bacchus, Silenus, ogre, fauns, talking beasts, centaurs and werewolf. It is based on Greek myths and mythologies and British and Irish tales, which makes Narnia classified as fantasy.

The story is set in the past, because it is written back in the 1949 and it used a lot of ancient languages. The story is adventurous and exciting. Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy are the main characters of “Prince Caspian”. “Prince Caspian” is the continuation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy went into a wardrobe and reached another world called Narnia. In Narnia, they defeated the White Witch and returned freedom to Narnia, which was once controlled. They returned our world after many years. In “Prince Caspian”, it tells the story of how the four of them return to Narnia once again. Prince Caspian’s uncle, Miraz wanted to kill Caspian to put his own son on the throne. The four of them were called by Susan’s horn for help, and returned Narnia. They wanted to help Caspian, the true king join together with the four of them and fought towards Miraz. Although Susan, Peter, Edmund, Lucy and Caspian are teenagers, they did not fear of facing such challenge, instead they have the true heart of saving the kingdom, Narnia. C.S. Lewis had put human characteristics in to the beasts; different creatures can dignify different human kind. Although we are all different, we should peacefully live together.

Narnia is a touching, tense, and adventurous story, although it aim towards children, it is also suitable for all ages. You will love the story, and especially those fantasy fans. The story is descriptive; it makes you feel realistic and gets you into the story. Other than Narnia, one of the famous series C.S. Lewis wrote is “The Cosmic Trilogy”.