1. Witch’s treatment of Edmund: here we see what Satan really thinks of us: “human creature,” “brat.” Dry, crusty bread and water for you; nothing I promised you is real.
2. In the witch’s sleigh, Edmund lets the snow accumulate on him, as he saw in her courtyard on the stone statues. He is turning into stone, being on her side.
3. The witch comes upon a party supplied by Father Christmas: “What is the meaning of all this gluttony, this waste, this self-indulgence?” Sounds like some Christians I know, who barely know what side they’re on sometimes…
4. Ed’s redemption begins when he sees the party turned to stone. He pities someone other than himself.
5. The thaw begins. Water falling, green fir needles and grass appear, birds sing, flowers bloom. “This is no thaw. This is Spring. Your winter has been destroyed, I tell you,” says the dwarf. And Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil (1 John 3:8).
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