God reveals the truth and good through our experiences, therefore we must trust our experiences and value the journey to find true happiness. Gil Pender experiences consolation of the good spirit through the famous writers, painters of the 1920’s and Adrianna. In Brian Incigneri’s article Discernment: Recognizing God’s …show more content…
Inez embodies the bad spirit on Gil’s life. In the Rules for the Discernment of Spirits it states, “The enemy conducts himself as a bully. He is a weakling before a show of strength, and a tyrant if he has his will” (Loyola 325). The “enemy” or bad spirit, Ignatius says pushes us into situations that are undesirable. Inez is the “bully” to Gil’s spiritual journey. While in Paris instead of just stilling back and enjoying the pleasant views that Paris offers, like Gil wants to, she keeps him on a tight schedule. Gil tries to convince her to relax and enjoy the beauties of the city, but she refuses and leads to her having an affair when Gil decides to not go out with them. But this decision is a blessing in disguise for Gil. It helps him to finally break it off with Inez releasing the bad spirit of his