Imagine that you are in a different world from earth, time is different, and
all living things around you can talk. While in this world you will go through
the most amazing adventure that you could ever think of. That is just what
happens in the novel The Silver Chair. It is an action packed, and keeps you
wanting to read the whole way through. The author of the novel The Silver Chair
is C.S. Lewis. The most well known novels that C.S. Lewis has written are The
Chronicles of Narnia, which is made up of seven novels. This story takes place
in the present time. The adventure in Narnia that these children go on takes
about 12 days, however on earth it is like you had never left as time is
different in Narnia. For example, if you left to Narnia while shooting hoops you
would return to earth at that exact day and time when you were shooting hoops.
This story starts out on a dull autumn day at a special school called the
Experiment house. As the story goes on they are transferred to a knew magical
world called Narnia. While in Narnia the children travel around a lot and go to
several different places, they include: The Wild Waste Lands of the North, The
Hill of the Strange Trenches, The House of Harfang, and The Underland. The main
characters of this story are: Jill Pole, Eustace Scrubb, Puddleglum, Aslan,
Prince Rilian, and The Queen of Underland. Jill Pole is a wimpy girl that gets
picked on at the Experiment House who meets a unpopular boy named Eustace Scrubb,
and the two of them travel to the magical world Narnia.
Here they meet Aslan, Lord of the whole wood, and son of the Emperor
across the sea. Aslan is the Lion, the Great Lion. He comes and goes as and when
he pleases; he comes to help guide Jill and Eustace on their great adventure.
They also get help on their travels from a Marsh-wiggle named Puddleglum, who
helps guide the children as they do not know this knew world well. Prince Rilian
disappeared when riding his horse in the woods about 10 years ago. The Queen of
Underland is a bad green witch that is up to no good, living in the Underland of
Narnia. This story starts out at the children's school (The Experiment House)
where Jill and Eustace meet each other. They are both unpopular children who
were hiding behind the gym from the other kinds when they noticed a hole in the
wall. The hole seemed to be some sort of passage way, and at the end of this
passage was a great lion. By now the teacher's and students were looking for the
children, Jill and Eustace did not want to stay so they traveled down this
tunnel to meet this great lion Aslan. Eustace is sent to Narnia right away but
Jill is left behind, Aslan explains that he let them come to Narnia because he
needs their help. What had happened was that the resent king of Narnia was very
old and needed a replacement, the king has a son (Prince Rilian) but he
mysteriously disappeared about 10 years ago. It was the two children's job to
find Prince Rilian, and to do this they must follow the steps that the lion
tells Jill. Eustace and Jill meet up in Narnia and set out on their journey,
early on they meet a marsh-wiggle(Puddgelum) who joins them on there great
journey. First they must travel to the Wild Waste Lands of the North or the Land
of the Giants.
