CS Lewis was a Christian author born in Belfast, Ireland. His father was Albert James Lewis and his mother was Florence Augusta Lewis, daughter of an Anglican priest. He also had an older brother, Warren Hamilton Lewis. Lewis's mother died in 1908 of cancer. He was a teacher at both Oxford University and Cambridge University. His Christian faith played a significant role in his writing. While Lewis was training for the Army, he became roommates with another soldier, Edward Courtnay Francis "Paddy" Moore. Lewis became a strong friend of Paddy's mother, Jane Moore. Jane became the mother figure in Lewis' life because his mother died when he was only ten years old. Lewis had a family who faithfully attended the Church of Ireland. His family was Anglican and followed his mother's religion. He became an atheist at fifteen because he thought God didn't exist. He slowly began to embrace the idea of ​​Christianity. In 1931 he became a Christian because he finally understood that God existed. He married an American writer, Joy Davidman, in 1956 but she died four years later of secondary bone cancer. Lewis died on November 22, 1963 a week before his 65th birthday due to kidney failure. C.S. Lewis's conversion from atheism to Christianity not only gave him a subject on which to base his books, but also allowed him to see different aspects of life. (Internet 1)CS Lewis based most of his writings on his Christian faith. The Chronicles of Narnia series illustrates the Christian symbolism of Lewis' writing. In the Chronicles of Narnia, the lion protagonist, Aslan is symbolized as Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ was also known as the Lion of Judah in the Bible according to Revelation 5:5. In The Lion, the Witch and the W......middle of paper......Lewis influenced her writing a lot. For example, his Christian faith led him to write The Chronicles of Narnia, Pure Christianity, and The Screwtape Letters because he was not ashamed of his belief in Christianity. Additionally, when his wife Joy Davidman died from secondary bone cancer, he wrote a book about how he grieved the painful loss of his wife to secondary bone cancer. In this book, A Grief Observed, he also writes how he doubted his faith and became temporarily angry at God; through this he saw a different view of God and became grateful for the time he spent with her and the idea of ​​real, true love. Additionally, the Moore family had a significant impact on Lewis. Jane Moore was the mother figure in his life because Lewis' mother died when he was only ten years old. These were the events and people that greatly influenced Lewis' life.