The Pilgrim's Progress

Allegories are always very thought-provoking to read. The book, The Pilgrim’s Progress is a very long, descriptive, and fascinating allegory that was written in 1678 by John Bunyan. It takes the Christian walk, and demonstrates it by having the main Character, Christian, travel a pathway, called the King’s Highway, to the Celestial City, which is Heaven. All of the places and Characters along the way have names that have significant meanings to how they play into the story. I can compare myself, and can identify myself with three characters from the book, The Pilgrim’s Progress: Talkative, Ignorance, and Temporary.
First, I can compare myself, and can identify myself with Talkative. Talkative loved to discourse about spiritual things. In fact, he knew so much about the Christian beliefs, that he could answer almost any question one thought to throw at him. All that he could do to look good on the outside, he did. Anyone in company with him who didn’t know him well would have believed that he was a wonderful, noble, and honest man. Yet, he would say things, and his works would not align with his words. When he spoke of, for example, the grace of Christ working in the …show more content…
Ignorance always made sure that he kept up with his good works. Somewhat like the Pharisee in the parable of the Pharisee and the publican, he prayed, fasted, payed tithes in everything, and had not left his country for the pathway to heaven. He thought his works gave him righteousness, and he gained a self-sufficient mindset. He believed that he was justified for his works-sake. That Christ would see his works, and would justify him for them. Yet Ignorance never felt the enormity of his sin, and his great need of Christ’s righteousness. He thought often of the great wonders of God’s Kingdom, and Christ’s justification, and all the holy things of God, but never saw that his works were not enough not gain