The Screwtape Letters

overt literary argument for Christianity. I thought I might find a Christian counterpoint to Twain's Letters from the Earth. I'm afraid I was somewhat disappointed. The Screwtape Letters is an epistolary novel with the central conceit being that C.S. Lewis has recovered letters of advice that a Demon from the depths -- Screwtape -- had written to one of his foot soldiers -- Wormwood -- whose job it was to stick by a mortal and suggest certain lines of thought to him and exaggerate certain emotions in key moments, leading him astray. We are only privy to Screwtape's letters, and it is through his criticism of his apprentice's efforts, and his advice, that the reader is to divine the mortal's story, the efforts of Wormwood, and the nature and methods of Evil and Good. But Screwtape is Evil,…

In the Seventeenth Letter of The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis, Screwtape starts to explain to Wormwood the fallacy of Gluttony when he is tempting his patients. Gluttony has the meaning to be overindulged in food and drinks. The gluttony of delicacy’s should be considered because people do not always car about how much food but, care about if it is properly spiced, overcooked, or if it looks pleasing to the eye. Screwtape provides a great example of Gluttony when he is talking about the…

red world I envision after I read the fictional novel titled The Screwtape Letter, written by C.S. Lewis. The letters are in the perspective of Screwtape, a senior demon, who is giving advice to his nephew, Wormwood about coaxing a man to stop believing in “the enemy” (God) and fill his life with fear and self-hate. Screwtape works for Satan in hell and wrote 31 letters to his protégé, Wormwood. Wormwood’s victim is referred…

The Screwtape Letters Literary Analysis The Screwtape letters is a satire written by C.S. Lewis is a classic British literature novel in which many of the themes present are still used today. The letters are about two devils named Screwtape and Wormwood who are trying to steer a man whom they call “The Patient” away from believing in Christianity. Wormwood uses techniques to sway the beliefs of the patient like pointing out hypocrisy in the church. Wormwood and Screwtape also point out some…

or the devil. Although everyone has different battles, there is one shared by all: choosing God or the devil. This internal struggle is known as psychomachia and is analyzed by C.S. Lewis in the Screwtape Letters. The Screwtape Letters, as defined by author and nationally known theologian, Edwin E. Aubrey, is: “The efforts of a junior devil to keep firm hold on a Christian convert by the sage advice of his infernal uncle, Screwtape, who is well versed both in human frailties and…

excessive and unhealthy interest in them” (C.S. Lewis). As one of the most influential Christian writers of all time, C.S. Lewis wrote The Screwtape Letters as a collection of 31 convicting letters from Screwtape, a senior demon, to his nephew Wormwood, a novice demon. After beginning in July of 1940, it took Lewis a little over six months to complete the letters. They were later published weekly in a gazette called The Guardian. Screwtape, who is described as an assistant to “Our Father…

The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis portrayed evil in a way that I found extremely interesting. A demon named Screwtape writes letters to his nephew, Wormwood, to guide him on trying to keep a human away from God. He tells Wormwood that he should keep his “Patient” busy and never allow him time to get close with God. The way that evil is portrayed is interesting because it is never manifested to the human. It is just a force prompting them to do certain things that will eventually lead them to…

A Familiar Character “The Screwtape Letters” is an epistolary novel written by C.S. Lewis in 1942 from the point of view of a senior demon writing to his nephew. Primarily written with Irony and Satire, this book is more than a literary masterpiece. The Letters are thought-provoking and inspiring, in that they are an interpretive description of what the Devil is trying to do through various situations in our lives. In the letters, the human character, referred to as “The Patient”, experiences…

Course Date Analyze and Interpretation: The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis In The Screwtape Letter, Lewis writes a satirical and epistolary text that explores the Christian theological concepts of temptation and the capability of human nature to resist satisfying greed and personal benefit. Lewis uses fictional characters such as Screwtape, a senior demon who writes a series of letters to Wormwood, his nephew and a junior tempter. These letters are instructions which pertain to Wormwood’s…

Tempetation- In The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis, there are two demons, Wormtail and Screwtape, who are trying to corrupt a human, who they call Patient, from straying towards the words of God and the acts Christianity. Screwtape, the elder demon, tells Wormtail that he realizes how enslaved humans are to be of the ordinary. To fit in. Temptation is what every human has. The temptation to go against God and Christianity. “Be not deceived, Wormwood, our cause is never more in jeopardy than…