“Read Between the Lines” Don W. King wrote “Narnia and the Seven Deadly Sins,” an article stating that each of the seven stories of Narnia represent one of the seven deadly sins. In his article, King stated that the novel The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe could easily be found to represent the sin gluttony. Many quotes from the text can be used to show that all or most of the seven deadly sins can be directly represented as well. The first and most clearly represented sin is gluttony. Early in the text, Edmund finds himself with an uncontrollable desire for Turkish Delight. This example of gluttony is represented many times in the text. On page 38, Edmund’s desire takes control of him when he thinks “…only of trying to shovel down as much Turkish Delight as he could, and the more he ate the more he wanted to eat…” This is the first time you see Edmund’s glutton for the magical food. His allowance of self-indulgence makes him weak and vulnerable to the strong suggestions of the White Witch. His gluttony of the Turkish Delight turns to greed and lust when it is completely eaten.With the lack of Turkish Delight, Edmund’s addiction is left hungry. His hunger for this “drug” turns quickly into greed and lust. On page 39, Edmund begins to lust for the only thing that will satisfy his hunger, Turkish Delight. This section of the text, “At last the Turkish Delight was all finished and Edmund was looking very hard at the empty box and wishing that she would ask him whether he would like some more,” shows the magnitude of Edmund’s addiction for the Turkish Delight. At the moment the box is emptied, Edmund’s sins transform from an overindulgent gluttony to a thought-controlling lust. The lust for this treat drives and controls Edmund’s actions. His judgments are made with the same hopeful final results in mind; becoming a...
