My dad and I enjoyed the book thoroughly. He thought there was a funny sense of humor and found the insight into the minds of demons intriguing. I wasn’t quite as amused, but I found how interesting it is to look inside a demon’s head. The whole book was very imaginative and the short chapters allowed us both to stay engaged. He thought it was interesting to see how susceptible we are to the demon’s strategy, and how they can sneak up on us and catch us on unawares. Unfortunately for me I can relate that to my life which can get to whole new level creepy. I personally don’t like the idea of a demon sneaking up on me. My dad found the relationship between Screwtape and Wormwood to be precarious and how Screwtape seemed to act like Wormwood’s
I feel that C.S. Lewis's book, The Screwtape Letters, has taken a while to pull me in and get me really interested in the book. I am intrigued by the first couple chapters, but those chapters do not pull me in like some of the other chapters after those. The chapter that has pulled me in and really got me interested to read on in the book is chapter four when Screwtape wants Wormwood to get his human to misinterpret prayer. That is a deal breaker for me and got me really interested in how they would attempt to get the human to misinterpret prayer. For example, they want him to take prayer as if it was something he has to do as a Christian rather than something that he gets or wants to do. Also, Screwtape tells Wormwood to try to twist his prayer around to where it sounds like he is talking and looking inward to himself and not looking for God to answer or respond to his prayers.
The letters utilize reoccurring literary devices utilized throughout the letters, two of the most prevalent are satire and irony. The Screwtape Letters are infused with Irony, through statements that the readers see and comprehend as see as what is most commonly perceived in human culture. Especially when the two refer to the person whom Wormworth is trying to assimilate to his ways, as his “patient” when conventionally people think of a patient as someone you are trying to help not hinder, in this case, as well as Screwtape referring to God as deceitful and disloyal while he and Wormworth are not even loyal to one another, and followed the teachings of Satan, the leader of deceit. He uses satire throughout the entire format of the 31 letters. experienced devil is helping the younger one become better at what they do.
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis is a book of thirty –one letters in which a retired, senior demon named Screwtape coaches his newly educated nephew, Wormwood. Wormwood is quite troubled when it comes to tempting his “patient.” Nevertheless, he need not fear because faithful uncle Screwtape has offered his services. A unique character featured in the letters is, “The Enemy.” This character refers to God, the natural enemy of Satan. Of course Satan is referred to as “Our Lord.” In the letters, and Wormwood and Screwtape try their very best to please Satan and bring him glory. Although the book is written from the demons’ perspective, Lewis naturally uses it to highlight important truths of the Christian faith.
I loved this book so much. There is so much action and is so much better and exciting with so much amazing detail and description. This is one of my favorite books ever. When you read it, you don’t want to put it down and it makes you feel like you are with the characters in the book and you know them so well. I recommend this book to anyone who can read at this level.
Overall, the novel was a good read, but at times was uncomfortable. For someone who is not a lover of vampire books or movies, the novel was very interesting. However, it did raise some questions about race in America, the meaning of family, and
The Screwtape Letters In The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis, there contains a character named Wormwood. One might wonder what the name “Wormwood” means as well as where the name even comes from. The Greeks actually called wormwood “absinthion” which derives in its meaning to something that cannot be drunk (bibledictionary.org). The name “wormwood” is actually in the Bible.
This book is a very good book. It is not one of my favorite books, but it is in, or somewhat close to, the top ten list. It has an intriguing story and has some humor in it to make sure that it isn’t all mellow.
I would strongly people who love mythical creatures, horror movies or books, and most importantly everyone. Everything was perfect, I would rate this book a ten out of ten. People suggested to me that I should definitely ready the whole entire series. I think that this series are much better than Goosebumps , this series is better but Goosebumps are much popular. I read Jonathan Rand’s books for about the whole school year. He really is a great person and a great author in this world. There is a one in ten that there is a mistake in his books because in Haunting in New Hampshire. There was a spelling mistake where there was a “w” in the word. I would read his books forever, he is that of a great author. If anyone could get a hand on his books, you are in a joyride. This is what I typed, and I am out for this
In the Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis proposes a dialog between an experienced devil and a young inexperienced devil. We only get to read letters from the senior, Screwtape, to the junior, Wormwood. In these letters we overhear how Wormwood’s first assignment is going, what tempting strategies he should try, and what might happen to him if he fails. Screwtape comes across cordial in all his letters, but just beneath his tone he seems to dislike his young mentee. In every letter, Screwtape belittles Wormwood in some way or another, and by the end we hear Screwtape’s outright anger and outrage at Wormwood’s failure when his patient dies a Christian. Lewis’ style of writing equips me to better recognise Satin’s subtle deceptions, and does not make
Could anyone feel sympathy for a groveling, sly demon? The demons did have a hard job, but it was a despicable job of choice. In The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis, Screwtape busily instructs his nephew, Wormwood, who scrambles to trip up his “patient,” and bring the man to hell. Throughout the book, everyone should plainly realize that neither Screwtape nor Wormwood deserved pity or sympathy in the least. The first reason for this is that the demons’ malevolence revealed itself plainly in the book. Secondly the demons’ hate for all that is good and innocent reared its ugly head, snarling in the reader’s face. Finally, the pitiable, vile, cruel plans of the demons wiped out any lingering sympathetic feelings in the reader. The demons were purely cruelty.
Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis, is an interesting novel containing the interaction between a devil named Screwtape and his young nephew Wormwood. The book is comprised of letters corresponding between the two devils. Screwtape is a senior devil and is tasked as a mentor to his less experienced nephew. Screwtape instructs Wormwood on how to tempt a new Christian, or "patient". He suggest many different intricate ways of using human emotions, thoughts, and weaknesses to tempt their faith, and keep them from the kingdom of heaven. The ultimate goal to attain humans for their master in hell. Wormwood is at first encouraged by his uncle Screwtape, but is later criticized because he can't control his patient, and fails at keeping him from church.
I think that this work is a very well put together book. Even though In the earlier questions I make it sound like a ten on ten this book is not. I rate this book a 9/10 for the soul reason that it was on a very directed path and you could the events that were going to happen before they did by just reading the book. Even the twist that the author put in were not that book which made some of the book predictable and who really wants a book in which they know everything that is going to happen.
I, personally, loved the author's writing, although I did not really understand why she structured the book like so. With each chapter changing different perspectives and stories, it was kind of hard to remember which chapter went with another considering the chapters where out of order. With each story, I was a little annoyed that they just suddenly ended at the end of the chapter. It made me want to read more and more trying to find the next chapter that went with that person's story. It was also kind of difficult to connect the stories. Other than that, she did a marvelous job grabbing my attention. I loved the analogies that she included in the stories. For example, on page 216- 217, one of the mothers told her daughter about a turtle that eats her tears and then creates birds that laugh
"It was a wasteland. In front of him, a flat pan of dry and lifeless earth stretched as far as he could see. Not a single tree. Not a bush. No hills or valleys.
I really liked the book. It was very enjoyable to read. I would recommend it to my friends, because I think they