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The Screwtape Letters Book Report

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I found that the book The Screwtape Letters seems to relate with most of my life. This is mainly because this book is all about the demons trying to “tempt” us and turn us away from God or as they know him “The Enemy.” It is interesting to ponder on how each different thought of mine could be possibly influenced by something else. For example, Screwtape writes,”The sense of disappointment can, with very little skill on our part, be turned into a sense of injury.”(Lewis, pg. 166) I have struggled with this quite a bit and I wonder sometimes if demons like Screwtape or Wormwood are influencing the thoughts I have. The most intriguing thing I found in this book that related to my life is the demon’s strategy for taking a human. One Interesting

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