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The Seven Deadly Sins in Narnia

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Mitchell East
Jan 05, 2026
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I’m entertaining a new theory about The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. I think the book keeps nodding toward the vice of gluttony and (what may be called) the virtue of feasting. Here is my evidence:

  1. The first two children who arrive in Narnia are tricked by eating. Mr. Tumnus deceives Lucy with a tea and lulls her to sleep in order to call on the Wh…

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