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Abstract

The Chronicles of Narnia written by C.S.Lewis provides a salient source for elements of fantasy. Fantastic elements are composed of a ‘door’, a ‘lamppost’, and mythical creatures as well. Based on differences in time and space between reality and fantasy, the respective spaces are not discrete, but layered on the different dimensions. The main focus of this paper is on desire of human beings. Creatures in the fantasy world are produced and represented from human beings’ subconscious. For instance, Tumnus, White witch and various kinds of mythical creatures are representations of human desire which lies in the subconscious. With Lacanian perspective, “the subconscious is structuralized like language,” creatures in the fantasy world can be shaped into the real world of the text. Important mechanism is a ‘door’ to the other world. A ‘door’ is a medium to combine and divide the real and the fantasy worlds. That means it is possible to enter the fantasy world through the door and vice versa. In addition to the door, a lamppost plays a role as a landmark to show the boundaries of the fantasy world, ‘Narnia.’ What is significant is protagonists have an opportunity to experience the fantasy world through the door; moreover, they can get a sort of initiation to be genuine subjects. In conclusion, their particular experiences from the fantasy space can lead to their enhanced perspectives on their reality. In this respect, the importance and positive aspects of fantasy literature can be found.