Narnia And The Screwtape Letters By C. S. Lewis
“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen; not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything,”-C.S. Lewis. Lewis’s life, especially his life as a writer, is defined by who he is in Christ. C.S. Lewis, born Clive Staples Lewis, grew up in the early 1900’s. Throughout his early life, Lewis was a devout atheist, including the time he spent fighting at war. However, in 1929, Lewis realized the truth that changed his life forever; Lewis met God. In the first few years of his Christian life, Lewis published several books including The Chronicles of Narnia and The Screwtape Letters, both of which soon became top reads for everyone at the time. However, Lewis claims he is only where he is at because of authors such
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A direct view of the war on Good versus Evil is seen when the young demon, Wormwood, attempts to corrupt a human with the help of his uncle (Stade and Karbiener). Lewis exposes the war by going behind enemy lines, and narrating the story in the point of view of a demon. By using a demon as the narrator, it allows Lewis to uncover the myriad of ways humans can be tempted. The demon Lewis chooses as the narrator is an elder demon, who has many experiences with being a Senior tempter. With this choice of narrator, Lewis can show the readers a glimpse into the constant temptations they face, even the temptations they do not realize they are facing. While Lewis’s Hell and devils are not meant to be doctrinally correct, but rather Lewis chose to focus on humans and their choices and temptations they must face (Daigle-Williamson). Because Lewis switches the place on good and evil in his novel, The Screwtape Letters. uses a Demon to narrate. Lewis, in turn, blurs the line between good and evil. He makes evil look good and good look evil (Daigle-Williamson). Lewis goes so far as to even call God, whom most people would consider is a good entity, the Enemy. The character whom the devils call “Father” is supposed to represent the devil. Lewis completely reverses the natural order of life. By doing this, Lewis displays the inner workings of the war between good and
A direct view of the war on Good versus Evil is seen when the young demon, Wormwood, attempts to corrupt a human with the help of his uncle (Stade and Karbiener). Lewis exposes the war by going behind enemy lines, and narrating the story in the point of view of a demon. By using a demon as the narrator, it allows Lewis to uncover the myriad of ways humans can be tempted. The demon Lewis chooses as the narrator is an elder demon, who has many experiences with being a Senior tempter. With this choice of narrator, Lewis can show the readers a glimpse into the constant temptations they face, even the temptations they do not realize they are facing. While Lewis’s Hell and devils are not meant to be doctrinally correct, but rather Lewis chose to focus on humans and their choices and temptations they must face (Daigle-Williamson). Because Lewis switches the place on good and evil in his novel, The Screwtape Letters. uses a Demon to narrate. Lewis, in turn, blurs the line between good and evil. He makes evil look good and good look evil (Daigle-Williamson). Lewis goes so far as to even call God, whom most people would consider is a good entity, the Enemy. The character whom the devils call “Father” is supposed to represent the devil. Lewis completely reverses the natural order of life. By doing this, Lewis displays the inner workings of the war between good and