Introduction         Todays literature has shown the long-winded and ch each(prenominal)enging officiate out of maturation. This process of finding ones authorized ego is often found through conflicts between themselves and others close to them. They go up to triumph the overriding force of selfishness, and to work self-control at the end of their path to maturity. In The Lion, the catch and the Wardrobe, and The Magicians Nephew, the contrast between the maturation of Edmund and the escape of maturation of Uncle Andrew shows the grandeur of overcoming ones selfishness instead of evidently giving into it.         Edmund, an enigmatical character; is the pal of Susan , Lucy and Peter P til right awaysie. He is seen as an desirous character in the get down of the novel The Lion, the witch and the Wardrobe. When he is brought to the manhood in the Wardrobe, he finds himself meeting the enamor of this foreigner province. The enamor f inds out that Edmund and his siblings are to be the rulers of the world. She offers Edmund Turkish witch in return for his brother and sisters. Edmund addicted to the Turkish catch agrees to what she asks of him. The Witch says:         Son of Adam, I should so much same(p) to see your brother and your 2 sisters. go away you b basketb every hoop them to me? Ill try, said Edmund spirit at the empty box. (pg.40)                         Edmund who is now captivate by the Turkish Delight decides to sacrifice his brother and sisters for the dessert. He doesnt unfeignedize what he has sightly a avaritia to do. In addition to his impetuous characteristic, Edmund is likewise selfish and an inconsiderate brat. beingness the third obsoleteest of the four, Edmund the likes ofs the fact that he has authority over Lucy, the youngest of them all and uses this to his advantage. Lucy, the first to discover the worl d in the pressing, takes Edmund to see that ! what she is facial expression is all true up. by and by showing Edmund what she had depicted to all of her siblings, of what she believes to be another world, Lucy now has Edmund to support her discoin truth. Edmund, annoyed with Lucy for being right, doesnt want to put forward the others that it was all true, so he reports them: Oh, yes. Lucy and I puddle been playing--pretending that all her story about a country in the wardrobe is true. Just for fun, of course. T here(predicate)s zip fastener at that place legitimately. (pg. 46) This quotation indicates that Edmund truly enjoys teasing his sister Lucy, and likes the printing of superiority, correct though he and Lucy are one family apart. The enchanting Turkish Delight seemed to suck up seduced Edmund again.The magical edulcorate caused an insatiable greed for more in the unfortunate eater. Edmund fixates on the candy to an spendthrift degree, and finds himself corrupted by the desire for source and the promis e of the witch. Edmund, abstracted nothing but the Turkish Delights reveals the whereabouts of Aslan, to the Witch. Edmund proceeded to tell her all he had heard before leaving the opera hats house. (pg.94) As a result of his selfishness, Edmund puts the lives of his brother and sisters at risk. Although Edmund does thence go amiss, he is human, and therefore can surrender himself.         notwithstanding the incontrolable urges, Edmunds character transforms, and he begins to overcome his selfishness. The first salmagundi in his character is when the Witch turned all the artless animals to stone. Edmund in truth felt remorse for the animals and began to realize that the Witch is indeed a cruel and power crazed person. ...Edmund for the first judgment of condemnation in this story felt sorry for someone also himself. (pg. 109) Edmund then begins to see things clearly after his discussion with Aslan, a powerful figure in the novel, he is a lion. by and by t heir long conversation, Edmund realizes how family is! important, and that the Witch just wanted to hurt everyone. Edmunds character then begins to seem fair-minded, and this is when his transformation takes a turn. He then apologizes to his siblings by shaking each one of their hands. ...Edmund throw off hands with each of the others and said to each of them in turn, Im sorry, (pg. 128) Above all, it is not until Edmund stands up for himself and his brothers, in fight to slay the Witch that he shows his complete transformation and true mettle. Peter explains to Aslan and the others how Edmund fought, and evidently ( ironically) sacrificed himself. It was all Edmunds doing, Aslan, Peter was saying, Wed have been beaten if it hadnt been for him. He was terribly wounded. This change took grievous force of will and courage, and it shows how it was up to Edmund to redeem himself in come in to find his true self. Edmund did indeed overcome his selfishness, and got the best from it.
        On the other hand, Uncle Andrew, from the novel, The Magicians Nephew, is found to be a selfish grizzly man, who does not wish to put his own life in danger, mend experimenting with his own discoveries, but rather risk the lives of clean-handed children. He admits this in the following: I wanted deuce children. You see, Im in the middle of a broad experiment. Ive tried it on a guinea bulls eye it and it seemed to work. But then a guinea-pig cant tell you anything, (pg. 19) Uncle Andrew is experimenting with his rebounds, which transport people into another world. The Gold ring is the ring that brings them to the new world, and the green r ing brings them back. Uncle Andrew aquired these ring! s, from his godmother. Before she passed away she asked him to curve the box, unopened. Uncle Andrew, ignored her, and being the selfish person that he is he kept it and opened it. He says: She gave it to me and make me promise that as soon as she was dead I would burn it, unopened, with real ceremonies. That promise I did not lionize. (pg. 23) Not only is he a selfish man, but he is also a liar. He made a promise, and in the end he did not keep his word.. Uncle Andrew is a weak man when it comes to woman. When he wishes to impress a certain lady, he is unable to keep abreast his dignity. Uncle Andrew meets the Witch when traveling to the other world with Diggory his nephew. while probing for Polly; Diggorys playmate they meet the witch, a large ( explain what she looks like here) Uncle Andrew falls head over heals for here and like a fool he does whatever the Witch tells him to, redden when she constantly insults him. I see what you are. You are a little, vending Magicia n who works by rules and books. There is no real magic in your blood and heart. your kind was made in end of in my world... But here you shall be my servant. Uncle Andrew replies, I should be most happy-delighted to be of any service-a p- pleasure, I hold you. (pg.70) Uncle Andrew is blinded by what he thinks to be, sleep to becharmher, and even worse he believes the witch will fall in grapple with him also. Uncle Andrew is very foolish, and does not see what is so obvious. The Witch does not love him, or like him at all, she is just using him to create what she wants. ... You see the foolish man was really beginning to hypothesize the witch would fall in love with him... But he was, in any case, as inconstant as a peacock; that was why he became a Magician.; If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website:
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