BY C.S. LEWIS

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

BY NORTON JUSTER

The Phantom Tollbooth

SETTING of LWW

fantasy

starts in London and a country home in England during WWII

moves to fantasy land called Narnia

SETTING of PT

fantasy

starts in apartment—he speaks English

moves to fantasy land called The Lands Beyond

PLOT of LWW

inciting incident

Lucy goes through the wardrobe into Narnia

PLOT of PT

inciting incident

Milo goes through the tollbooth into the Lands Beyond.

PLOT and CHARACTER of LWW

Problem

Stop the White Witch who makes it always winter and never Christmas

Conflict—person vs. person

children and Aslan vs. the White Witch

PLOT and CHARACTER of PT

Problem—rescue Rhyme and Reason

“‘Maybe we can rescue them,’ said Milo when he saw how sad the Which looked” (78).

Conflict—person vs. person

Milo vs. the Monsters of Ignorance

“‘Faster,’ shouted Tock. ‘[The monsters] are closing in!’” (238).

CHARACTER MOTIVATION in LWW

Character motivation—The White Witch captured Edmund and the other children want to save him. If they defeat the White Witch, it won’t be forever winter, and there will be Christmas.

CHARACTER MOTIVATION in PT

Character motivation—Milo wants to rescue the Princesses of Rhyme and Reason so he can restore the land.

“‘Perhaps you might allow Rhyme and Reason to return,’ suggested Milo. “‘How nice that would be,’ said Azaz” (95).

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT in LWW

Character development—When Edmund saw the Witch turn Tumnis to stone, he figured out how bad she was and that he should be on the good side.After Edmund meets Aslan and confronts all the things he did wrong but Aslan forgives him, Edmund starts to fight with his brother and sisters.

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT in PT

Character development—In Dictionopolis Milo learned about words and letters in the market and at the Royal Banquet.In Digitopolis he learned about numbers in the mine.

PLOT and THEME of LWW

Resolution—Aslan and the children won the battle against the White Witch.

PLOT and THEME of PT

Resolution—Milo successfully rescues the princesses and learns that learning can be fun.

“‘I would like to make another trip,’ he said, jumping to his feet; ‘but I really don’t know where I’ll find the time. There’s so much to do right here’” (256).