she will not let her era is over. If her era is over she can not be the Queen of Narnia.
The conflict, which against the society, can support the idea that he is a courageous person. He bravely fights many people to fight for the right. He is also
ready to sacrifice his life fighting for freedom, freedom from the evil time that has been so long rules the Narnia.
―It was all Edmund‗s doing, Aslan,‖ Peter was saying. ―We‘d have been beaten if it hadn‘t been for him. The Witch was turning our troops into
stone right and left. But nothing would stop him. He fought his way through three ogres to where she was just turning one of your leopards into
a statue. And when he reached her he had sense to bring his sword smashing down on her wand instead of trying to go for her directly and
simply getting made a statue himself for his pains. That was the mistake all the rest were making. Once her wand was broken we began to have
chance
– if we hadn‘t lost so many already. He was terribly wounded. We must go and see him Lewis, 2007:178-179.
The quotation above shows that Edmund has changed. He is different now. He is ready to sacrifice his life in that battle against the Witch. He is terribly
wounded. However, he succeeds defeating the Witch by breaking her wand, which is the power of her. They win the battle that makes Edmund become a hero
in the battle.
B. Messages as Reveal ed by the Edmund’s Characteristic and his Conflicts
In the second problem formulation, the writer wants to reveal some possible messages form the characteristic of Edmund and his conflicts. The
message in this story is indirect, so the writer has to interpret the message. Based on Edmund‘s characteristics that are dynamic, they are selfish and courageous,
and his conflict that support that characteristic, there is a message found in the novel.
1. Selfishness brings you in a misery
The message that we can obtain from this story is that selfishness brings you in a misery. Edmund‘s selfishness that shows when he is greedy, he becomes
a liar, becomes a traitor and when he shows his spiteful attitude. His characteristic brings him in some conflict and in difficult situation.
Edmund, who is described as a selfish person, takes himself into some conflicts against his sibling, the White Witch and also himself. Edmund has
already stirred up because his selfishness, he becomes greedy, liar, traitor. His selfishness brings him into a greedy person because he only concerns with his
advantage or his pleasure especially in food and the authority. He becomes a liar because he has to keep a secret that he is already meet the witch in order he can be
a King. Then, he becomes a traitor because he gives information to the witch about where the siblings are and about the Aslan.
From the first time he meets the White Witch in the wood, it can be seen that Edmund is greedy. The way he tries to finish the Turkish Delight and asks
more, showing his selfish desire to have more of food, as stated below: At last the Turkish Delight was all finished and Edmund was looking very
hard at empty box and wishing that she should ask him whether he would like some more Lewis, 2007:37-38
Turkish Delight is used to persuade Edmund to bring his sibling. The
White Witch can give some Turkish Delight and make Edmund to be a King in Narnia.
―It is lovely place, my house,‖ said the Queen. ―I am sure you would like it. There are whole rooms full of Turkish Delight, and what
‘s more, I have no children of my own. I want a nice boy whom I could bring up as a
Prince and who would be a King of Narnia when I am gone. While he was Prince he would wear a gold crown and eat Turkish Delight all day long;
and you are much the cleverest and handsome young man I‘ve ever met. I
think I would like to make you the Prince-some day, when you bring the others to visit me.‖Lewis, 2007:38-39
Edmund has already stirred up with the witch and he starts to think the way he tells to his siblings about the witch he met in Narnia. In this situation he
gets a conflict against himself or internal conflict. He is dilemma, he does not know what will he says to the siblings about Narnia.
But Edmund secretly thought that it would not be as good fun for him as for her. He would have to admit that Lucy had been right, before all the
others, and he felt sure the others would all be on the side of Fauns and the animals; but he was already more than a half on the side of the Witch. He
did not know what he would say, or how he would keep secret once they were all taking about Narnia Lewis, 2007:43.
In this part, Edmund shows that his desire to have more of food but also
the authority. From his characteristic that is selfish and his desire to be a King, there is a message that is present explicitly from the conflict that he faced. In that
quotation, Edmund gets a conflict that makes him in a difficult situation. He does not know what he will say to his siblings about the witch. If Edmund tells the
truth about Narnia, his sibling will be on the Fauns side and he can not be the King in that country. Nevertheless, when he keeps secret about the existence of
Narnia, he can be the King there like what the White Witch promises to him and eat the Turkish Delight.
―Tell us, Ed,‖ said Susan.
