The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

None of the children knew who Aslan was any more than you do but the moment the Beaver had spoken these words everyone felt quite different. “They say Aslan is on the move-perhaps has already landed.”Īnd now a very curious thing happened. Probably the Queen knew quite well what he was thinking for she knew, though Edmund did not, that this was enchanted Turkish Delight and that anyone who had once tasted it would want more and more of it, and would even, if they were allowed, go on eating it till they killed themselves. 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. “Two Sons of Adam and two Daughters of Eve, neither more nor less?” and Edmund, with his mouth full of Turkish Delight, kept on saying, “Yes, I told you that before,” and forgetting to call her “Your Majesty,” but she didn't seem to mind now. “You are sure there are just four of you?” she asked. She seemed especially interested in the fact that there were four of them, and kept on coming back to it. She got him to tell her that he had one brother and two sisters, and that one of his sisters had already been in Narnia and had met a Faun there, and that no one except himself and his brother and his sisters knew anything about Narnia. At first Edmund tried to remember that it is rude to speak with one's mouth full, but soon he forgot about this and thought only of trying to shovel down as much Turkish Delight as he could, and the more he ate the more he wanted to eat, and he never asked himself why the Queen should be so inquisitive. While he was eating the Queen kept asking him questions. By the end of the novel, Edmund returns from Narnia a much more thoughtful and just person, known for his clearheaded judgement. Aslan, the rightful King of Narnia, selflessly sacrifices himself to the White Witch in Edmund’s place, redeeming Edmund of his selfish and traitorous ways. Edmund, despite his traitorous ways, is a complex character who is often conflicted he knows that many of his actions are wrong, deep down, but is usually too selfish to do the right thing. He is depicted as selfish and greedy-when the Witch serves him enchanted Turkish Delights in an attempt to bribe him into doing her bidding, he falls for her plot entirely, and is so determined to get his hands on more candy (and a Kingship) that he sells his siblings out to the Witch despite fully knowing that she is evil. He is a “spiteful” and cruel child who is easily duped by the White Witch and conscripted into her service on his first visit to Narnia. Edmund is Lucy’s older brother and Susan and Peter’s younger brother.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis