Character and Setting Analysis The Chronicles of Narnia

Character analysis from the movie ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ 1. Aslan Aslan is the protagonist character of the movie. He has a round character that threedimensional, possessing several traits, and unpredictable. It can be seen that at the first he willing to follow The White Witch decision and sacrified himself to be murder by her. But after that, he rise up from dying and rescue everyone who cursed by The White Witch’s and carrying them to battlefield. 2. The White Witch The White Witch is the antagonist character of the movie. She is the evil queen of Narnia places a spell on the land so that it is winter and never Christmas. She has the right to kill any Narnian traitor and she can make people changed into a stone. 3. Lucy Pevensie Lucy is the protagonist character of the movie. Categorized as a flat character that onedimensional and possessing only few traits and predictable. She is the youngest Pevensie and she is cheerful, kind and brave. She always care for her siblings. 4. Edmund Pevensie Edmund is the protagonist character of the movie. He is a round character because he has seveal traits and unpredictable. He is the third oldest Pevensie. Edmund is spiteful and mean, and he likes to tease his sister. His greed for the enchanted Turkish Delight leads him to act as a traitor againts his siblings. Edmund join forces with the White Witch. But eventually sees the error of his ways and returns to the good side. 5. Susan Pevensie Susan is the second oldest of Pevensie. She is sweet, kind, and little bland. She always take care of her siblings and trying to make a good decision for saving them from danger. 6. Peter Pevensie Peter is the oldest of the Pevensie children. He is noble and courageous also he protecting his siblings from any dangerous situation. Although he often confused with his decision. It can be seen that he is a flat character in this movie. 7. Mr. Tumnus Mr. Tumnus is the minor character of the movie. He is a faun that meets Lucy at the first time she come to Narnia. He initially intends to kidnap her and bring her to the White Witch but he does not go through with it, and he spares her life Setting analysis from the movie ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ 1. Physical Location The physical location at the beginning of the movie is in London, then they moved to a house that owned by a professor on the countryside as the place they have been evacuated from war, and the last is the magical land of Narnia, the place that connected from the wardrobe of spare room. The last is Cair Paravel, the castle that the siblings is appointed as the king and queen of Narnia. 2. Time The time setting at the beginning of the movie is on 1940’s where it is the height of World War II. It can be seen from bombing and air-raid scene at their house. While the setting of time in Narnia is winter season and spring season. At the beginning of four siblings entered the Narrnia is winter season when Christmas arrives and after a years they stayed in Narnia, the season is spring. 3. The Social Milieu The social milieu in the movie is kinship. Since the siblings are caring to each other, and from Aslan is always helping them even he willing to be sacrificed himself for Edmund. 4. Change The change that occur in the movie is the location from inside wardrobe in spare room of the professor’s house turned into Narnia world.