The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
“No
great wisdom can be reached without sacrifice.”
--The Magician’s Nephew
The Chronicles of Narnia are masterpieces of literature. Yes, a little
ham-handed in the Christian imagery, but when I was first reading them in grade
3 and 4, I did not have grad-school levels of literature analysis, so their
symbolism level suited me just fine. I shared a quote from my favourite of the
series The Magician’s Nephew, which
is where it all begins, Charn is destroyed, Narnia is created and the stage is
set for all future conflicts with the characters of Narnia and the evil sorceress
Jadis (later the White Witch).
I
selected this series as one of my artefacts because the only reason I
discovered these fabulous books was thanks to my grade 3 teacher Mrs. Johnston.
Mrs. Johnston recognized that I was a rather voracious reader that wasn’t being
especially challenged by any of the material in class. She suggested to my
parents that I read these books and they heeded her advice and bought me a box
set.
This
artefact doesn’t necessarily relate much to teachers but I wanted to use it as
an example of how a teacher can be influential on a student’s life. Through my
teacher, I discovered some books that were to become beloved additions to my
library.
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