An Analysis Of C. S. Lewis's Interpretation Of Heaven

What is heaven like? What is hell like? These questions have been asked by humans since the beginning. Heaven and hell are somewhat described throughout the Bible. Growing up, we are taught what heaven and hell may be like and who goes where. Humans have and will always try to imagine the two realms of afterlife. The Bible states that, since we are human, we cannot comprehend what heaven and hell are like. As far as I’m concerned, heaven is somewhere I want to be and hell is not. C.S. Lewis has his own depiction of heaven and hell in his book the great divorce. Lewis describes heaven as a somewhat choice and a reality, an actual place. He describes hell as a state of mind. It is unknown why most of the characters turn down the chance to go to the mountain. I am not really sure if C.S. Lewis’ version of heaven and hell is valid but there are some aspects that I agree with. …show more content…
Lewis is describing hell, he uses The Grey Town to illustrate hell. The grey town is a place of misery where no one truly knows what is going on. People wander and stray around for a long time in the grey town, not really knowing where they are going or why the are wandering. Everyone seems to be unhappy in the grey town but no one really knows why. In the grey town, there are people that have just arrived and there are people that have been there forever and seem to be drifting further and further from the bus. There are people that want to stay in the grey town because it has become so familiar and a way of life for them. There are others that wait in line for the bus for a very long time. This bus is a bus that takes the people in line to a mysterious