Forgiveness

Forgiveness: Forgiveness is one of the greatest of the ‘Narnian’ virtues because Aslan’s forgiveness of Edmund for his treachery is the most significant act in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Significantly, this forgiveness is expressed privately and personally. Lewis does not allow us or any of the other characters to be party to the dialogue between Edmund and Aslan as they walk together. We learn that ‘it was a conversation which Edmund never forgot’ and his subsequent actions show that he knows himself to have been truly forgiven. Lucy forgives Mr Tumnus, even though he had intended to betray her to the White Witch.