N A N A L Y S IS O N E D M U N D P E V E N S IE ’ S B E T R A Y A L IN A N N P E A C O C K ’ S M O V IE S C R IP T TH E C H R O N IC LE S O F N A R N IA : TH E LIO N , TH E WITC H , A N D TH E WA R D R O B E

Abstract

T he

C hr oni c l e s

of

N ar ni a:

t he

L i on, t he

W i t c h a nd t he

W ar dr obe i s a

m ovi e s c r i pt

wr i t t e n b y Ann P e a c oc k . I t

t e l l s

a bout

b e t r a y a l

of t h e

c h a r a c t e r , E d m und a nd a l s o i t s

i nf l ue nc e

on ot he r

c h a r a c t e r s

a nd hi m s e l f . Edm und P e ve ns i e

i s

t he

m a i n c ha r a c t e r

who i s de s c r i b e d a s t he

t hi r d of

t he

f o ur

P e ve ns i e

c hi l dr e n i n t he

m ovi e s c r i pt . Edm und b e t r a y s t o hi s

s i bl i ng s unde r t he W hi t e

W i t c h ’ s i nf l ue nc e ,

but

a s

t he s t or y

g oe s on h e a c c e pt s

t he e r r or o f hi s wa y s . The

t he or y

us e d i s

M a s l ow’ s

Hi e r a r c h y

o f

Ne e ds . Thi s

t he s i s

us e s ps y c hol o g i c a l

a ppr o a c h

t o a na l y z e t he

f i c t i t i ous

c ha r a c t e r . Th e m e t hod o f

a na l y s i s

i n t hi s

t he s i s

i s

i nduc t i ve

m e t hod. I t

a na l y z e s

t he

da t a

f r om

t he

s pe c i f i c

c a s e s

t o t he g e n e r a l

c onc l us i on. The

a ppl i c a t i on of

t he

m e t ho d i n t hi s

t he s i s

be g i ns

f r o m t he

c a us e a nd t he

e f f e c t s of

Edm un d’ s

be t r a y a l a nd i t

e nds

o n t he

i m pa c t of f ul f i l l m e nt ne e ds o f Edm und’ s ne e ds The

r e s ul t s

of

t he

r e s e a r c h s hows

t ha t t he f a c t or s

t ha t i nf l ue nc e o f Edm un d’ s be t r a y a l

a r e

t o f ul f i l l e d of

s a f e t y

n e e ds , l ove

a nd be l ong i n g ne s s

ne e ds , e s t e e m

ne e ds , a nd s e l f a c t ua l i z a t i on

ne e ds .

The

e f f e c t s o f

Edm u n d’ s

be t r a y a l

a r e

on

ot he r

c ha r a c t e r s na m e l y

hi s

s i bl i ng s ,

As l a n,

t he

W hi t e

W i t c h,

a nd

hi s

l i f e

a s

we l l . F i na l l y , i t

i s c onc l ude d t ha t f ul f i l l m e n t

of ne e ds

c a n s t i m ul a t e

Edm und t o do be t r a y a l .