C.S. Lewis's ,"The Screwtape Letters" , is an interesting look
into the memoirs of two devils which exist only to bring souls to hell. The
story is full of clever insight to a negative spiritual community who is
highly educated in the art of mind manipulation. Lewis narrates the story
keenly through letters which the two devils send to each other. The two
demonic spirits portray the role of teacher and apprentice which proves to be
a learning experience and a test of patience. The humor and wit through out
the story keeps the reader's attention while some deep comments really hit
home. The author tries to get the reader to think and analyze emotional,
social , and mental situations on a spiritual level. Through the attempts of the
two satanic followers the reader can contemplate the reasoning
The teacher goes by the name of screwtape, the
impression is given that Screwtape is said to be one of the wisest of Satan's
followers . He is the one that guides and sometimes ridicules young
Wordsworth. It is interesting how the to societies, hell and earth, have so
many similarities yet are complete opposites at the same time. The text
also suggest that the devils are educated, just like humans, but their values
are directly the opposite of ours. The author does all this to show
comparison to the very creatures that they are trying to manipulate.
The writer uses this comparison to produce witty irony. An
example of this would be the term devils give to someone they are trying to
bring to hell, a "patient". They see being a human as a disease, while we see
it as a blessing. Another example would be their reference to heaven as "the
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