Pevensie's youngest brother, Edmund, is the mischievous child among his siblings in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. It is a representation of the possibility of what can go wrong when a child is not taught properly and does not follow established boundaries. Edmund's subversion of established standards is the cause of much of the trouble the Pevens face in Narnia. For example, when he goes to the White Witch's castle instead of listening to others when they say that Aslan is the true leader. To redeem himself, he must first renew himself and return to his previous state. He is not allowed to remain outraged, but he reforms when he discovers that Aslan is indeed the true ruler, and Jadis is not. He is allowed to do so due to his status as a still developing child. Edmund's corruption and subsequent redemption demonstrate that he is not truly evil, but has innate goodness. Edmund doesn't always remember all the rules he's supposed to follow. When the White Witch gives him the enchanted Turkish delight, "At first Edmund tried to remember that it is rude to talk with one's mouth full, but he soon forgot and thought only of trying to get down as much of the Turkish delight as he could." ” (38). Turkish delight has affected him negatively and is part of the reason why he loses his manners. When he starts speaking with his mouth open, he has lost his manners and self-awareness. This is due, in part , to the fact that he is possessed by Turkish Delight. Edmund is also young and perhaps not as imbued with etiquette as he would be if he were an adult. The idea that "The child imagines himself suffering his trials and tribulations with the hero. and to triumph with him as virtue and be victorious" (Bettelheim, 9) s...... middle of the sheet...... c child who is innocent and has no place in the world of the wicked. The resolution of his The Tormented Self comes at the end after Edmund has spoken to Aslan, the true ruler and god of Narnia. Both Edmund's personal initiative and, less directly, religion take Edmund back to before he was spoiled by the school he attended and the spell. of the witch's candy. Lewis therefore follows the romantic tradition of innocence as part of childhood since it was not Edmund's fault that he misbehaved and was drawn to the side of evil. Works Cited Bettelheim, Bruno. The uses of enchantment: the meaning and importance of fairy tales. New York: Vintage, 2010. Print.Lewis, C.S. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. New York: HarperCollins, 1994. Print.Morgenstern, John. "Children and other talking animals". The Lion and the Unicorn 24.1 (2000): 110-27. Press.