The Screwtape Letters

I have traveled far and wide to be here today. Do you know why I am here? To teach you about the devils that haunt the world. Many say that the demons of the netherworld cannot exist as science would have discovered them by now. Others say that even if evil spirits existed, they would not care because they control their own lives and can protect themselves.

“To us a human is primarily food; our aim is the absorption of its will into ours, the increase of our own area of selfhood at its expense. But the obedience which the enemy demands of men is quite a different thing. One must face the fact that all the talk about His love for men, and his service being perfect freedom, is not (as one would gladly believe) mere propaganda, but an appalling truth.” (Screwtape letters pg. 37-38)

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.

In the Screwtape Letters, C.S. Louis created an indirect dialogue between Screwtape; a senior devil, and his protégé nephew; Wormwood. The text is a collection of letters, composed by Screwtape, addressed to Wormwood, which commentate on Wormwood’s efforts to seduce a human. The Screwtape Letters served as the principal inspiration for Concrete Wafers. Louis’ influence is instantly apparent, as the text is narrated by the ‘observer;’ an agent clearly reminiscent of Screwtape, in powers and motive alike.

C.S. Lewis was a renowned author, philosopher, and storyteller. He was widely recognized for his academic intelligence and written classics. One notable aspect of his life occurred during Lewis’s transition from youth into adulthood, when he decided to convert to Christianity. This conversion process was not simple, as he had been heavily influenced by his friends and his father’s death. Soon after, he wrote and published many books of creative literature.

In the novella Turn of the Screw, our narrator is out for a stroll during her alone time after putting her pupils to bed. As she walks, she describes how much she longs to see a handsome face by chance on a nice day. She looks up to see a man glaring at her through and embrasure of a pair of battlement towers that are distinct among the rest of the architecture. She says, “I admired them, had fancies about them, for we could all profit in a degree, especially when they loomed through the dusk, by the grandeur of their actual battlements; yet it was not at such an elevation that the figure I had so often invoked seemed most in place” (James 27). The elevation of such a structure would, for a usual person, distort and deter the viewer’s vision

The novel, Turn of the Screw, by Henry James takes place in England and is told from the point of view of the Governess, whose sanity is questionable. The Governess is insane because throughout the novel, she is the only one who sees the ghosts, she is in love with the master, and she allows her desire to protect the children to drive her to insanity. First, the Governess is insane because she is the only character in the novel to ever have seen the ghosts. Early in the novel, the Governess claims she sees the ghost of Peter Quint, and immediately tells Mrs. Grose.

C.S. Lewis, a christian apologist writer wrote Mere Christianity in the nineteen-forties during world war two. Lewis wrote Mere Christianity in attempt to bring together a “common ground” of truths for the core of the Catholic Church’s beliefs. Mere Christianity shows readers logical ways of understanding the Catholic faith and he is presenting this central idea to help comprehend such ideas. The preface of Lewis’s Mere Christianity sets forth his ideas and arguments. Lewis is trying to convince readers his argument is credible and trustworthy, he is trying to get readers to understand his positioning and he is trying to give a sense of clarity.

“It certainly is my opinion that a book worth reading only in childhood is not worth reading even then” (qtd. in Root, Jerry, and Martindale, 90). Although arguments have been made that C.S. Lewis’s novel, The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe is purely a children’s book, the novel itself holds a deeper religious meaning due to its parallels with The Bible and the morals it supports.

CHAPTER 2 – THE SHACKLE: A RESTRAINED CONFINEMENT TO YOUR JOB "If something is important enough, even if the odds are against you, you should still do it.” — Elon Musk, Founder of Tesla Motors & SpaceX Inasmuch as you have several good reasons to quit the job you learned to hate, you might also be going through times when it is rather more sensible to keep your job, albeit on a temporary basis. Sometimes, leaving your job is not the practical or ideal route to take.