Here is a paper I wrote for a writing course I'm doing right now. Let me know what you think of it, it's a 'Compare- Contrast' paper. I focused on the compare part :)
Although
the Bible’s book of Genesis and The Magician’s Nephew differ in many
respects, they share many similarities in their description of the beginning of
the world. It is true that in The Magician’s Nephew, Aslan creates the
stars first, whereas in Genesis, God creates them on day four. In addition,
after Digory brings sin into the world, they plant a tree to keep the land
peaceful for hundreds of years, while in Genesis, consequence for sin bears
immediately. Finally, the cabby man, who later became the father of all humans
in Narnia, watches the creation of the world, in contrast to Abraham coming
much later in Genesis. However, in general, The Magician’s Nephew
follows the pattern of Genesis surprisingly well. While the stars posses
different times and days of their creation, in both forms, the trees, grass,
and rivers appear by the creator’s words. In both stories, the creator makes
the animals after the plants. Furthermore, although the consequences for sin
vary between the two in time, in both cases, sin enters into the world through
disobedience. In like manner, both parties endure temptation to eat forbidden
fruit. Even the pilgrims, the cabby and Abraham, share similarities. Although
the cabby and Abraham arrive at different times in the books, they both undergo
the same calling and blessings. Aslan tells the cabby man to stay in Narnia,
and similarly, God calls Abraham out of his native home to a land he never perceives
before. In both versions, through one husband and wife, the land becomes
populated. Since so many similarities occur between The Magician’s Nephew
and Genesis, C.S. Lewis presumably uses Genesis as a guide through his book.
Just for fun, I want to write another one about The Loin, the Witch and the Wardrobe compared to the gospels.
