I commented on Justin's post
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
To Narnia!!!! Through That Hedge!!!
Was I the only one who thought a little bit about Narnia when the narrator was going through the hedge? Pushing through the coats that turn into trees to get to the back of the wardrobe. Pushing through the branches to get through the hedge. I'm just saying I see a little similarity there. Then when they both get through to where they're going they find lands that are the exact opposite of where they are. After being pulled out of the water the narrator finds himself in a fertile green land opposite of the dusty cement sidewalk he was on before. Lucy finds herself in a land of ice and snow that is the opposite of the green lands that she was living in before. The man finds himself having to adjust to people not constantly being in competition with each other while Lucy has to learn to deal with talking animals. There is no direct correlation from one to the other at all but I thought they did share a little in common in a strange way so I thought I would share it with everyone.
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I circled the part where he is pushing through the branches and wrote "NARNIA??" next to it! I also thought of Alice in Wonderland and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Alice in Wonderland came to mind because at first the other side of the hedge seemed a bit surreal. He comes through the huge hedge and immediately falls into the water which happens to be a random moat! Also, Alice had the same reaction to a new and different world as the narrator. Both characters were tired of their worlds, then stumble onto a new one and only think about returning home. Wizard of Oz also follows the same theme.
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