![]() ![]() It is then that, “Edmund for the first time in this story felt sorry for someone besides himself. ![]() Edmund is so blinded by his lust for revenge on his brother and his greed that it takes him witnessing the White Witch turning an innocent party of animals into stone for him to realize that she is truly evil and does not have his or anyone else’s best interest at heart. He becomes consumed and defined by his envy and need for attention. Still, he constantly discourages Lucy and goes so far as to turn on his siblings for the royal title and Turkish delights that the White Witch offers him before having a change of heart. Granted many of these traits stem from middle-child syndrome and the effect of his relationship with Peter. In the beginning of the novel, Edmund comes across as a selfish, defiant, attention-seeking and greedy bully. The most obvious character that has a notable journey of self-discovery is Edmund. ![]() In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, each of the four children undergoes a journey of self-discovery upon entering the realm of Narnia, some more evident than others. ![]()
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