'I will say the spell,' said Lucy. 'I don't care. I will.' She said I don't care because she had a strong feeling that she mustn't. But when she looked back at the opening words of the spell, there in the middle of the writing, where she felt quite sure there had been no picture before, she found the great face of a lion, of The Lion, Aslan himself, staring into hers. It was painted such a bright gold that it seemed to be coming towards her out of the page; and indeed she never was quite sure afterwards that it hadn't really moved a little. At any rate, she knew the expression on his face quite well. He was growling and you could see most of his teeth. She became horribly afraid and turned over the page at once. (ch. 10)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Lucy hesitates to speak a spell due to hesitation, but sees a lion's face appear in the text.
- In plain terms
- Lucy fears a spell but sees a lion's face in the writing.
- What can you take from it?
- A magical text reveals a warning or presence through an image.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does the lion represent?
- Why is Lucy afraid?
Another view
The interpretation relies on seeing movement in static text.
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