Discussion Questions
1. If the theme of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is redemption accomplished, and the theme of Prince Caspian is faith in an age of doubt, what do you think is the theme of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader? Why do you think so?
2. Why do you suppose Lewis has the action in this story take place largely on a small sailing vessel? What is the significance of the name of the ship?
3. Who do you think is the main character in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader? Why? What does this character teach us?
4. What do you think the children’s enslavement on The Lone Islands is an image of? Why?
5. What do you think Eustace turning into a dragon is symbolic of? What about Eustace’s attempts to remove his dragon flesh? And Aslan turning Eustace into a boy again? What message do you think Lewis is trying to convey through this part of the story?
6. What does the incident at Deathwater give us a picture of? What does the great and ancient book which Lucy found in the house of the old magician remind you of? Why?
7. In the chapter on “The Three Sleepers” what do you think the banquet table is symbolic of? Do the crimson cloth and the stone knife give you any clues? What is the significance of the fact that some people have fallen asleep at this table? Whose attitude toward the table do you think Lewis would want us to emulate? Why?
8. What is the biblical parallel to the Lamb’s fish breakfast at the end of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader? Why do you suppose Lewis has the children meet a lamb who, a few moments later, turns into Aslan? What do you think the Lamb means when he says that there is a way into Aslan’s country from all the worlds?
9. At the end of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Aslan tells the children that in their world he has another name. “You must learn to know me by that name. This was the very reason why you were brought to Narnia, that by knowing me here for a little, you may know me better there.” What do you think Aslan’s other name is in our world? What does this statement from the lips of Aslan tell us about Lewis’ pufrpose in writing The Chronicles of Narnia?
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