History Literature / TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe

* MinionWithAnFInEvil: Tumnus is under orders to turn in humans he finds to the Witch on the threat of being tortured and then turned into stone. When he finds Lucy, lures her to his cave, and plays his flute her so that she'll fall asleep, Tumnus finds that he can't do it. He sobs and confesses to her before escorting her back to the wardrobe. He had never met a human and hadn't known what humans were like until meeting Lucy.

** Edmund's reaction when the White Witch turns a dinner party to stone for refusing to deny it was provided by Father Christmas over his protests. At that point, Edmund realizes the evil he has sided with and wishes with all his heart that he could undo what he has done. Fortunately, Aslan later helps him do just that.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Edmund absentmindedly tells the White Witch that Lucy met a faun the last time she was in Narnia, not realizing he's just blown Mr Tumnus's cover. The faun might have gotten away with it had it not been for that (though he does say the trees are on Jadis's side too).

* OtherworldlyVisitsYoungestFirst: Lucy Pevensie, the youngest of the group, discover the path to Narnia first. Edmund, the next youngest, also learns of Narnia's existence, but having fallen under the influence of the White Witch, lies and tells Susan and Peter that it was merely a game the two played. The Professor who has taken them in (and whom we later learn has good reason to believe Lucy) points out to Peter and Susan that if Lucy is the one who has a history of honesty, and Edmund is noted for being the more mischievous of the pair, then why are they doubting Lucy? This prompts them to enter the wardrobe with Lucy and Edmund, and learn the truth

* ForbiddenHoliday: While the world of Narnia was in a century-lasting EndlessWinter and under the rule of the White Witch, Father Christmas was banished from the land, thereby forbidding Christmas for ever happening. [[spoiler: Father Christmas appearing was one of the signs the White Witch's power over Narnia was growing weaker.]]

* GrimUpNorth: It's grim everywhere in Narnia due to the Hundred Year Winter but particularly near the Witch's Castle in the north.

* ItWasHereISwear: Combined with PortalSlam. After she returns from Narnia the first time, she tries to show them the wardrobe leading into Narnia, but she is shocked to see only the back of the wardrobe. Knowing she is right but left with no proof to show it, she ends up in tears.

* KarmicJackpot: The Beavers get this. They take in the siblings from the cold after finding them wandering around, feed them, and educate them about Narnia. They also remain a ReasonableAuthorityFigure pair about the kids understandably wanting to save Tumnus from the witch and learning more about Aslan. Father Christmas when he comes, mends the lodge, and offers a new sewing machine for Mrs. Beaver for when they're gone, meaning they won't return to find their home ransacked from the wolves. Also, Aslan honors them as heroes for bringing the Pevensies to them.

* AlwaysChaoticEvil: [[OurDwarvesAreDifferent Dwarfs]], Wolves, Minotaurs, Hags, Harpies, Giants, and all the other races that are loyal to the Witch initially appear this way, but it's later shown a good portion of them do have Good members, as seen by dwarfs, a giant, and even wolves rescued from the Witch's castle, who later fight for Aslan. Later books and films show many good Narnian dwarves, giants, and minotaurs. Indeed, if you only read those books you'd think the dwarfs are just another of the many AlwaysLawfulGood races in Narnia, with only a few bad apples. [[spoiler: Until the revolt of a large amount of them in ''Literature/TheLastBattle''.]] However, in the only other appearance of a Hag and a Werewolf, in ''Literature/PrinceCaspian'', it's implied that they really are AlwaysChaoticEvil.

** Done in an aside from the narrative, as Lewis notes several times that his readers all know better than to shut themselves into a wardrobe. This was probably done to avoid inspiring kids to lock themselves in by mistake. See also DontTryThisAtHome. Ironically, one of the outakes from the 2005 film shows the actor of Edmund shutting the door behind him as he climbs into the wardrobe...and demonstrating why Lewis was careful to emphasize the warning against doing that.

* BigFancyHouse: Professor Kirke's house. A Narnian example would be Cair Paravel (the Narnian rulers historic palace by the sea) or the Witch's castle between the two hills.