Venus de notre monde

Uncle Andrew (Andrew Ketterley)

The "magician" in the title : an old, selfish scholar who makes magic rings but sends the children to test them for him.

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Espèce: Human
Nom original: Uncle Andrew (Andrew Ketterley)
Autre traduction: Andrew Ketterley
Autres noms: Andrew Ketterley, the magician from the title
Titres: self-proclaimed magician
Origine: Home (London)
Nationalité: Home · In brief · Did you know · On screen · Going further · The story · In the book · In the books · Trivia
Allégeance: himself
Famille: Letitia Ketterley (sister) · Mabel Kirke (sister) · Digory Kirke (nephew) · his godmother, Mrs. Lefay (from whom he received the Atlan dust)
Première apparition: The Magician's Nephew, ch. 1
Âge: The Magician's Nephew: 60 and over
Dans les livres: Le Neveu du magicien

Uncle Andrew

En bref

Uncle Andrew is the "magician" of The Magician’s Nephew. He is nothing like Merlin : he is a thin, vain old man who lives with his sister Letty and locks himself in an attic office to secretly practice magic inherited from his godmother. He is convinced he is a great mind above the rules. Above all, he is a coward : he made rings to travel between worlds, but never dared to try them himself.

« People like me, who possess hidden wisdom, are exempt from ordinary rules. »
Men like me, who possess hidden wisdom, are freed from common rules.
— The Uncle Andrew, The Magician’s Nephew, ch. 2

Dans les livres

rôle principalLe Neveu du magicienLe livre →

Son histoire dans les livres (révèle l’intrigue)

The story

The Magician’s Nephew

Andrew lures Polly into his office and makes her touch a yellow ring that causes her to vanish. He forces Digory to use green rings to go after her and bring her back. This is cold manipulation disguised as a "scientific experiment." He pays the price for his ambition when the children return with Jadis. At first he is dazzled by her and dreams of being her favorite, but soon he is reduced to a terrified servant. Dragged unwillingly into the newborn world of Narnia, he hears Aslan’s song but refuses to listen to it. He ends up hearing only growls and roars where the animals are speaking. The animals, thinking he is some kind of tree, plant him in the ground and water him. It is a scene both comic and cruel. Aslan grants him peaceful sleep. Back in London, he never practices magic again and spends his final days with Digory as a kinder old man.

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Andrew dans son bureau encombré, plateau de bagues
Andrew s'incline devant une reine immense
Andrew terrifié s'agrippe à un fiacre dans Londres
Les animaux plantent l'<a href="/en/characters/oncle-andrew/">oncle Andrew</a> comme un arbre

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Andrew Ketterley

Il est the uncle greatly disliked by Digory. He has lived in an old house in London for many years with his sister and their maid. A descendant of a great family from Dorsetshire, he practices sorcery. Due to his pride, vanity, and cowardice, he will lead Digory and Polly to begin a terrifying and magnificent adventure at the same time. This old fool, corrupted by his magic, will not understand what Narnia represents.

Presentation in the book

*« Uncle Andrew was tall and slender, with a long face always clean-shaven, a very pointed nose, extremely bright eyes, and a thick shock of hair. Digory was absolutely speechless because his uncle looked even more alarming than usual. »* (The Magician’s Nephew, p. 19)

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« The Magician’s Nephew »

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