Elements of Fantasy

Comparative Essay

In fantasy books, elements can shape the story in different ways and affect what
happens. These ways make us connect throughout the whole book and appear many times.
When the elements come, important events can happen to make the book more interesting.
Like the characters actions can make this occur and the elements could eventually become
very important too. They can get very important because there are so many and all of them
could pop out anywhere throughout the whole entire book. In the books The Lion, the Witch,
and the Wardrobe and Coraline have elements of fantasy in common, like personification, a
battle, and the setting.
One element of fantasy that The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and Coraline have in
common is personification. In The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, personification shapes the
book For instance, the faun Mr. Tumnus hid Lucy from the evil tree spies that work for the White
Witch to catch daughters of Eve and sons of Adam (Page 20). Another example is when
Maugrim the Captain of the Secret Police had signed the letter to announce that Mr. Tumnas
was arrested for High Treason (Page 58). The last example is when Mr. and Mrs. Beaver helped
Lucy, Peter, and Susan run from the White Witch because she would kill them before they got to
the four thrones (Page 87). Likewise, personification is in Coraline which affects the characters
in the book. Such as when the dog in the audience asked Coraline for a piece of chocolate she
got receiving it from the other Miss Spink and Forcible (Pages 50-51). Another example is when
the cat told Coraline to challenge the other mother when she went to save her parents in the
other world (Page 103). The last example is when the other Mr. Bobos rats sang songs that
rhyme (Page 141). To sum it up, these examples prove that the Lion, the Witch, and the
Wardrobe and Coraline have personification.
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and Coraline share the element of having a
battle. In The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe there is blood in the battle. For example, when
Peter took out his sword he got from Santa Claus and was facing a wolf (Page 130). When the
wolf started to attack, Peter stabbed it and won his first battle (Page 132). After he won, Aslan
told Peter not to forget to wipe his sword (Page 133). Similarly, a battle appears in Coraline as
well. For instance, Coraline and the other mother battle for a long period of time. Such as when
Coraline yells at the other mother and didnt have any manners (Page 94). The other mother
was angry she threw Coraline behind the mirror (Page 95). Additionally, Coraline talks to the
three children on the wall behind the mirror (Pages 98-103). Then, Coraline challenges the other
mother to find her real parents and the souls of the three children (Page 109). She finds the
souls, but the other mother still wont let her go (Page 156). Finally, Coraline throws the cat the
other mother, grabs the snowglobe her parents are in, and is able to escape. In short, both
books have a battle that appears and it has an impact on each book.
The setting is an element that The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and Coraline have
in common. In The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Narnia is an imaginary setting. For
example, Lucy had to go through a Wardrobe to get to Narnia (Page 7). As well as when Lucy

was in Narnia, Mr. Tumnas told her that it was always winter (Page 12). The last example is how
the Mr. and Mrs. Beaver could help Lucy, Susan, Edmund, and Peter so the White Witch
wouldnt catch them (Page 68). Likewise, in Coraline the other world is made-up. For instance,
when Coraline was walking through the forest in the other world and the cat told her the other
mother never made that world yet. She only made what would impress Coraline when they
walked in the white area (Page 87). Another example is when Coraline went in the basement
and saw that the other mother created the other father and forced him to try to capture Coraline
(Page 134). The last example is when Coraline was in the other world and the other mothers
hand came, but was dropped in the well (Page 190). In conclusion, both books have a setting
whether its imaginary or made-up.
In conclusion, the books The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and Coraline share the
elements of fantasy personification, a battle, and the setting. Both books have personification
when Mr. Tumnas hid Lucy from the spy trees and the dog asking for the chocolate were
interesting parts in the books. The each book has a battle such as Peter against Maugrim and
Coraline against the other mother, which affected all those characters. Finally the setting, when
Mr. Tumnas told Lucy it was always winter in Narnia and when the cat told Coraline that the
other mother didnt make the white area anything which makes the worlds real. These elements
of fantasy have made each of the books in the family of the fantasy genre.