The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Themes
Exploration
In The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, exploration is the driving force behind everything our beloved protagonists do. The story is explicitly structured as a quest, and discovery for its own sake is...
Transformation
Transformation and metamorphosis are common in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Although some transformations seem purely physical (such as when Eustace turns into a dragon), affecting only the out...
Awe and Amazement
Feelings of awe and amazement are the mechanism by which characters in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader recognize that they have come into contact with something holy or divine. These feelings might...
Literature and Writing
Images of books and writing are frequent in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and may serve to provide insight into a character who is writing or to highlight a character's literary shortcomings. Fam...
Contrasting Regions: Narnia and England
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader repeatedly contrasts the "real world" with the world of fantasy and magic. Like many of the fantasy novels that follow in its wake, this book develops a fantasy worl...
Principles
In The Voyage of the Dawn Treader there is an understood ethical code governing the behavior of the protagonists. The narrator draws our attention to this code of behavior by leaving one character...
The Supernatural
A fantasy novel, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader features a variety of supernatural elements, including magic spells, invisibility, fantastic creatures like dragons and mermaids, and the ability to...
Fate and Free Will
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader dramatizes the eternal conflict between fate and free will, which is of particular relevance in Christian theology. Many characters have destinies that have followed...