The Screwtape Letters is about a senior demon named Screwtape teaching his nephew, Wormwood about how to tempt a man (the patient) away from God and towards Satan. One category of shared humanity in the novel is morality. This characteristic is best shown when Screwtape writes to Wormwood, “The patient does not “own” time anymore than he knows the owns the moon.” (67) This is important because it illustrates Lewis using logic rather than just blind faith to prove Christianity as true. While morality is the overall theme in The Screwtape Letters, choice is also shown when the patient is stuck in a situation to make the right decision or take the path of sin. This is best shown when Screwtape hears from a friend that the patient has made
