The Screwtape Letters Analysis

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In C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters is about about two demons: Screwtape and Wormwood, who are guiding a human being referred as “the patient”. Lewis presents to the audience in his work numerous practical theological insights regarding the fight against the passions and the development of the virtues. In letters eight and nine both mainly discuss about the Law of Undulation. In the eighth letter. it discusses about what is the Law of Undulation itself and how God makes us serve this law. In the other hand, the ninth letter also discusses about the law, but it specifically explain how do we as the devils make use of this law.
At the beginning of the eighth letter, Wormwood has sent a letter to his uncle, Screwtape, in which Wormwood …show more content…

The human being is more vulnerable to accept sensuality because they feel weak. These temptations of any kind can make any person to make a mistake due to their time of desperation. However, God created every pleasure that human beings can experience making it difficult for devils to create a form of pleasure that is separate from the ones that God has created. As a result, people are influenced by the devils to participate in the pleasures that God has created in ways that the Lord will discourage. Then, Screwtape introduces another way of attacking an individual’s faith; giving them a false view of Christianity while they are in their trough periods. If a person. who is discouraged turns to the Bible for direction, but they do not recover all of their happiness. In conclusion, the individual will transform their view of Christianity by coming to terms that Christianity is good, but only to certain point. Overall, Screwtape states that this view of Christianity that an individual takes on is equivalent of Christianity not existing at

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