Jadis’s Expansion of Power

The Magician's Nephew

This flow traces Jadis’s rise from the last ruler of Charn to an immortal threat driven from Narnia’s heartland.

increasing

Bearing strength in each event

decreasing

Last Queen of Charn Last Queen of Charn from "The Magician's Nephew". Last Queen of Charn Power without restraint Jadis rules through force and treats her subjects as instruments of her will.

Last Queen of Charn from "The Magician's Nephew". Last Queen of Charn Power without restraint Jadis rules through force and treats her subjects as instruments of her will.

Last Queen of Charn Power without restraint Jadis rules through force and treats her subjects as instruments of her will. Her account of political necessity reveals a ruler who considers ordinary moral limits beneath her. A world destroyed When defeat threatens, she speaks the Deplorable Word, killing every living thing in Charn except herself. Her victory over her sister leaves her sovereign over a dead world.

Awakening from Enchantment Awakening from Enchantment from "The Magician's Nephew". Awakening from Enchantment The forbidden bell Digory strikes the golden bell despite Polly’s objections.

Awakening from Enchantment from "The Magician's Nephew". Awakening from Enchantment The forbidden bell Digory strikes the golden bell despite Polly’s objections.

Awakening from Enchantment The forbidden bell Digory strikes the golden bell despite Polly’s objections. Its sound breaks the spell holding Jadis asleep among the images of her ancestors. A new opportunity Jadis wakes into a collapsing palace and recognizes that the children came by magic. She quickly turns their discovery into a possible route out of Charn.

A Foreign World A Foreign World from "The Magician's Nephew". A Foreign World Through the children’s route Jadis follows the children into the Wood between the Worlds and then into London.

A Foreign World from "The Magician's Nephew". A Foreign World Through the children’s route Jadis follows the children into the Wood between the Worlds and then into London.

A Foreign World Through the children’s route Jadis follows the children into the Wood between the Worlds and then into London. The new environment weakens her, but she survives by using others as guides and servants. Conquest as expectation She assumes that any powerful world must be ruled by someone she can defeat or command. Her confidence turns arrival into a campaign rather than an opportunity to understand a different society.

London Rampage London Rampage from "The Magician's Nephew". London Rampage A public threat Jadis demands transport and wealth, then attacks people who resist her.

London Rampage from "The Magician's Nephew". London Rampage A public threat Jadis demands transport and wealth, then attacks people who resist her.

London Rampage A public threat Jadis demands transport and wealth, then attacks people who resist her. Her physical strength and stolen jewels draw a crowd and bring her into open conflict with the city. A collision of worlds The people around her treat her as a dangerous criminal, not an empress. Digory and Polly use the rings to pull her away before the confrontation can escalate further.

Exclusion from the Tree Exclusion from the Tree from "The Magician's Nephew". Exclusion from the Tree Exile to the North Jadis flees after her attack on Aslan, and Aslan predicts that she will grow stronger in dark magic.

Exclusion from the Tree from "The Magician's Nephew". Exclusion from the Tree Exile to the North Jadis flees after her attack on Aslan, and Aslan predicts that she will grow stronger in dark magic.

Exclusion from the Tree Exile to the North Jadis flees after her attack on Aslan, and Aslan predicts that she will grow stronger in dark magic. The new tree creates a barrier that she cannot safely cross. Power with a cost The apple has given Jadis enduring strength and life, but its fruit has become a source of horror to her. Her survival ensures a future threat, even as the tree protects Narnia for generations.

before the children enter Charn

during the children’s visit to the palace in Charn

immediately after the children leave Charn

later that same day in London

after the Tree of Protection grows in Narnia