Magician's Nephew- Buddy Powers

In the chapter "An Unexpected Meeting," Digory and the Witch have a show down at the garden. I was reading over this confrontation without looking any deeper into the story. It was just a climax in the story line and an explanation for the Witches power in Narnia. Then I realized what this myth could be portraying. It reminded me of the times in which I feel tempted to do wrong, and the ways in which I feel tempted. It was startling to compare the Witches arguments to the same suicidal insanity that the Devil argues with me in times of temptation. They always focus on the self and personal well being, not a greater good or the good of others unrelated to the self. The Witch only wants Digory to think about how much better his life will be if his mom is better, "you'll be like all the other boys" she says(p. 94). She does not actually want him to care for his mother and even mocks, "this mother of yours whom you pretend to love so." She doubts his own love for his mother! Thus when she suggests that he bring the apple to her, she does so with the motivation that it will make his life better to have a healthy mom. For a moment I felt like I was reading "Screwtape Letters" because the Witch's argument was so much like a demon's tormenting.