Screwtape Letters

Hi,



Have you read the book? What do you think?



Clive

Well i thought it was just C.S. Lewis using Screwtape as a method to show what he thinks is wrong with the way people think, act, and live... but im not sure if thats right or if its a complete answer

Hi,

That sounds like a pretty good way to think of it.



This does not seem like a good question: How does Satire fit in the Screwtape Letters by: C.S. Lewis?

Think of the question as 'How does the author use satire in the Screwtape Letters?'



Give details and examples.



Clive

I think that the Screwtape letters was not based strictly on the idea of expressing what Lewis thought of how people act think and live, but it was also based on how Christians can better understand how to keep the devil's thoughts out of their head. He goes through many situations using Screwtape and Wormwood to try and distract and manipulate the patient's mind. When I was reading it, I almost c

Hi Kelsie,
I believe that C.S. Lewis was in part attempting to show us human nature and what that looks like in action. However, I think he was also intending to show us that there is a Spiritual Battle going on all around us, all the time. While the book revealed the real enemy, Satan's side, there is also a very real, and very good side. While Satan (Woodworm and Screwtape in the book), is w