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l and critical responses to the chronicles, giving variousperspectives of appreciation of the chronicles. And in Aslan, As Transformer in C. S.Lewis’ the Chronicles of Narnia, Melannie Kolden Ramsey is trying to explore thesignificant theme in transformation of the chronicles. The thesis begins with thetransformation of Narnia and all living things created by Aslan, a catalyst for change.And then digs out transformations as part of the quest pattern found in TheChronicles of Narnia, that is, “after journeying into unknown territory and battlingopposite forces, many a literary hero finds himself or herself forever changed by hisor her experiences”(Ramsey Para11). This is the best way to appreciate the series inthe perspective of religion.
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Ⅰ. Growth: The Core of Initiation in The Chronicles of Narnia

Initiation story is about children’s growth and maturity. At the beginning, thecharacters in a initiation story are innocent or immature. They encounter a series ofevents and experience countless sufferings. During this process they are confusedand lost. They continually raise questions about the outside world and the societyaround them, struggling to find an answer and a way to achieve harmony with theworld or the society.At last, they have a new birth and become mature.Growth is the core of initiation in The Chronicles of Narnia. In the series, someheroes are changed and grow up along their quest journeys. In this respect, moralgrowth, emotional growth, and survival growth can be found everywhere. Thechildren become remarkably resourceful in their journeys, they are much like smalladults in this respect. They devise their own plans, pursue their own missions andfight their own battles, at last each of them gain maturity on their quests.

A. Moral Growth in theAdventure for Self-Consciousness
As a kind of social ideology, morality is the criterion and the norm of people’scommon life. It often represents the positive value orientation of society. In theancient Western culture, the word “morality” was originated from the Latin “Mores”.Since ancient times, morality has always been a mentor who leads people to pursueperfection. It teaches people to gain self-consciousness so as to understand theirresponsibilities to the family, to others, and to society. According to Freud, moralgrowth proceeds when the individual’s selfish desires are repressed and replaced bythe values of important socializing agents in one’s life, for example, parents, familiesand plights. In The Chronicles of Narnia, the protagonists’ experience moral growthin every aspect of their life. Some get mature understanding of good and evil, othersget maturity in maintenance of justice and peace.
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B. Emotional Growth in the Quest for Friendship and Love
Emotional growth is an another aspect in children’s initiation. Emotion belongsto the field of psychology, which involves many components. In The Chronicles ofNarnia, many a protagonist undergo many obstacles and more threatening andperilous encounters, he or she may get emotional growth during the quests.According to the Bible, faith is the “substance of things hoped for, the evidenceof the things not seen” (Holy Bible 1117). The essence of faith is trust, one needs totrust God, not for things to do with daily living but for forgiveness and salvation.Faith also means trust of confidence in God whom one has to come to believe in,