The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Chapter 15 Deeper Magic from the Dawn of Time Symbolism

Chapter 15

Deeper Magic from the Dawn of Time

Symbolism

What happens to the stone table?

What is symbolic about what happens to the stone table?

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The night grows cold, and, after hours and hours, the sky to the East suddenly looks a little lighter. They notice tiny movements in the grass all around them, and realize that little grey field mice are nibbling away at the cords binding Aslan to the Stone Table. The two girls are watching the sun rise out of the sea and listening to the birds singing when they hear a resounding crash behind them. They turn to see that the Stone Table has been broken into two pieces. Aslan's body is nowhere in sight. This is clearly a metaphor of Christ's death leading to His resurrection.