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4.3.4 Shield

Shield which is given by Father Christmas to Peter other than sword allegorizes faith in reality. We know that shield function to protect the user from any dangers. Shield can cover us from any attacks. Shield is the allegory of faith because faith also can protect us from any dangers. We know that if we have faith even though just a little, we are sure that God will save us. Faith can limit our bad behaviors, if we have faith we must know God’s command that can be done or not. If we have known what is bad and what is good of course we can avoid from something bad. Table 4.3.4 Similarity of Characteristics between Shield in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Faith in Christian Belief The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Christian Belief Shield • Protect the users from dangers Faith • Protect human beings form every temptation

4.3.5 Sword

Sword is given to Peter by Father Christmas. Sword is an allegory of Spirit within us. Sword if seen from its function can use to pierce enemy, but in this case, not to make the enemies die. Sword is same with the spirit within us because both of them can protect us. Sword is same with God’s sayings because God’s sayings can protect us from all of devils tryouts if we believe in and do the sayings. Universitas Sumatera Utara 56 Table 4.3.5 Similarity of Characteristics between Sword in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and God’s sayings in Christian Belief The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Christian Belief Sword • Pierce enemy who wants to harm the user God’s sayings • Pierce enemy who wants to tempt human being in this case the enemy is Evil

4.3.6 Lucy’s Healing Potion

Father Christmas gives Lucy a bottle of magical cordial that can heal every injury. He gives it to Lucy because Lucy can help the injured Aslan’s army. Lucy only needs a drop of this magical cordial if she wants to heal people who are injured. Edmund is the one who gets this magical cordial and not only Edmund, there are so many Aslan’s army who also get this cordial and they are healed from their injuries. This magical cordial can heal every kind of injury. Lucy’s healing potion allegorizes Christ’s blood which heals our infirmities. Christ’s blood can heal humans’ suffers. When Jesus is crucified, His blood healed all humans sins and suffers so that human can be free in their daily life. As a sinner of course, human can do his activity normally. If a person has a sin it means that he has debts so normally he can’t be free, but the crucifixion of God and His Blood has freed humans sins and mistakes. Universitas Sumatera Utara 57 Table 4.3.6 Similarity of Characteristics between Lucy’s Healing Potion in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Christ’s Blood in Christian Belief The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Christian Belief Lucy’s Healing Potion • Heals every injury • Saves whoever who has treated with this magical cordial Christ’s Blood • Heals every misery, suffers • Saves every one who has believe in God

4.3.7 Susan’s Horn