Although there are many generations of writers; whether classic or contemporary, all authors bring several similarities in the different works they create. The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rats, written by Terry Pratchett, can be compared to The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; which is written by C.W.Lewis, due to the similarities both authors use in their writing styles. Not only can the differences be seen through the authors' writing style, but the differences can be seen through the different literary elements that the authors choose to use in their works. Despite the fact that the two authors wrote in different time periods, with different influences in their writing and different themes in their books, each author uses a variety of literary elements to keep the reader guessing and to make the readers level of passion and understanding expands. Although The Extraordinary Maurice and His Polite Rats and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe are different in many ways, they are also the same in their use of literary elements. Anthropomorphism is the literary term that means giving human qualities to animals or objects. [Lukens, RJ pg.355] Lukens states that when an animal in a children's story is a believable human being it creates the fantasy within the work. [Lukens, RJ pg.49] In The Amazing Maurice, and His Educated Rats and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, both authors use this literary element to bring the characters to life and to stimulate the reader's imagination. Throughout the books several quotes can be found to show the use of human qualities which can be seen in all the characters encountered in Bad Blintz and the Forests of Narnia. In The Amazing Maurice, and His Educated Rats, Darktan, a major character, is an educated rat who comes across as a very believable human being who finds practical clothing ideas in the beloved rat book Mr Bunnsy Has an Adventure. Through Darktan's actions and language one can see the anthropomorphism in The Amazing Maurice. Darktan grunted and looked at his teeth, an inch away from his nose. He pulled a short piece of wood from his belt; a tiny silver mirror was glued to one end. [Pratchett, T. page 90] “Oh, come on,” said Darktan. "Olly the Snake had a collar and tie!" "Well?" "Well, how did it stay on you? A snake is shaped like a tube!”