the bird

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lieke

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i got a question (again, i'm sorry:D)
when digory has to get the apple for Aslan he's going on his way. and when he is in the garden whit the appletrees he sees a bird that looks like it want to warn him or something. What does that bird mean?
 
Lewis says in the final chapter of the Last Battle that it's a phoenix. I think there's no special significance beyond saying that you can never be sure about not being watched. The phoenix was watching everything he did.
 
PrinceOfTheWest said:
Lewis says in the final chapter of the Last Battle that it's a phoenix. I think there's no special significance beyond saying that you can never be sure about not being watched. The phoenix was watching everything he did.
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He did??, i've to read that book again. thank you! I don't know if you saw the movie, but there was a bird (during the battle) in flames, to make it harder for the ww to come to peter and the army. that bird looked just like the bird in the MN (on the picture), was it the same, or is it not mentioned anywhere?
 
Well, the Phoenix itself is loaded with symbolism, since it is reborn from the ashes. I highly doubt Lewis just picked a phoenix for the heck of it.
 
Yes, that bird in the battle was a phoenix, too. I'm not sure how it was connected to the arrow that was fired (which seemed to turn into the phoenix), nor what they were implying when it burst into flames (which usually signifies the end of the phoenix's current life), but it was a phoenix. Obviously, no connection to the book.
 
LadyAnneH said:
Well, the Phoenix itself is loaded with symbolism, since it is reborn from the ashes. I highly doubt Lewis just picked a phoenix for the heck of it.
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Indeed! The phoenix was an ancient symbol of resurrection and immortality, and as such was adopted as a symbol of Christ even by the suspicious-of-pagans early Christians. That's something J.K. Rowling has done her homework on for her Potter series. To my recollection, the phoenix in the Garden is the only one ever mentioned in Narnia.
 
PrinceOfTheWest said:
Yes, that bird in the battle was a phoenix, too. I'm not sure how it was connected to the arrow that was fired (which seemed to turn into the phoenix), nor what they were implying when it burst into flames (which usually signifies the end of the phoenix's current life), but it was a phoenix. Obviously, no connection to the book.
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No, that bit didn't make a whole lot of sense to me either, but it sure looks cool and adds to the dramatic effect.
 
if i remember from mytholody, though i may not, isnt there supposed to be only one phoenix? i could swear there was, in which case it is the same phoenix from the battle scene, but if my memory is tricking me then it is quite possible that is different, but because i dont think it was mentioned in the book if there is supposed to be more than one there is no way to tell
 
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