Conflicts In The Pilgrim's Progress By John Bunyan

From the novel the Pilgrim’s Process, written by John Bunyan, I have chosen two episodes, one that is more suitable for children, and the other more appropriate for adults. The episode of Christian fighting Apollyon is better fitted for a children’s version of Pilgrim’s Progress. Christian and Hopeful crossing the River is more fitting for an adult version of the text. The event of Christian and Apollyon fighting is better suited for a child’s rendition of the Pilgrim’s Progress. Although the episode is violent, through it’s thrilling fight scene and incorporation of a monster this episode draws children in. The episode of the fight between Christian and Apollyon provokes the imaginations of children. Apollyon’s introduction paints a savage …show more content…
Christian, drawn smaller and steps behind Hopeful. Christian sketched smaller than Hopeful to represent his lacking faith in comparison to Hopeful, who crosses the river smoothly. Both men wearing tired and warn faces from their journey. Both men looking across the river to a beautiful city with the shining sun outward from its core. Many adults who are questioning their faith just as Christian’s does can find hope and strength in Christian’s journey, therefore making this episode appealing and more suitable for …show more content…
The episode of Christian and Apollyon fighting is more fitting for young readers. It exposes children to a mythical world of monsters and challenges the imagination. Christian and Hopeful making their way across the river to the Celestial City discusses the more adult subject manner of death. Adults relate to Christian’s struggle of keeping faith in difficult times. The Pilgrims Progress would have been unlike anything that children and adults have read in the early years of it’s publication, making it appealing to both audiences (Winters,