Is it stealing?

I have decided to elaborate a bit futher on my thoughts for the comment that I made at the end of class. I asked if our being stolen by satan was really stealing if our sinful acts were done willingly. This relates to whether or not Edmund was at fault for his joining the side of the witch. If he wasn't at fault because of the magical Turkish delights, then he could be said to have been stolen away. He could be compared to being a drug addict. An addict tries a substance and gets hooked on it. They need their fix right? So they are not responsible for the things they do because they are under the influence of an addiction. They can't help it. Well then I think: what if they have to steal to buy the drugs needed to satisfy their addiction? Are they responsible for that crime. Or are they not responsible for their crime because of the addiction. What if they end up killing someone to feed their addiction? Are they responsible for what they've done?

Now in Edmund's case it is quite different because he didn't know that the turkish delight was magical and would make him want more. A drug addict chooses to do the drugs even knowing that they can become addicted. It is much more innocent since the witch is being kind to him after she decides to use him. It is after this that he learns more about the witch and how cruel she actually is from Lucy. He also gets another shove in the witches direction when Peter yells at him for being cruel to Lucy when he lies about visiting narnia. The witch promised him power over his siblings as well, so being yelled at would make him consider helping the witch all the more. This all makes it easier to say that Edmund isn't really at fault except for one thing. He made the choice to step onto the witch's sleigh even though her first actions toward him were hostile and not very friendly. At any point he could have chosen to get back on the right path even though the influences not to do so were greater. It's like the saying: "Don't dig yourself a hole you can't get out of." The witch never forced him to do anything. She only supplied the temptation. That again brings to mind the question of whether or not it is stealing or kidnapping if you willingly go with the thief or the kidnapper.