Literary Analysis Of C. S. LewisThat Hideous Strength

An ominous feeling can be evoked in novels and films alike when fog approaches. The encroaching fog constraints mankind by physically limiting visibility and trapping men within their own minds causing their behavior to be irrational. Fog is symbolic of misery. Heart of Darkness uses thick fog as an obstacle to halt the crew’s expedition to find Kurtz. Marlow, the crew’s captain, does not allow the fog to stop his devotion to Kurtz and pushes forward on his mission to rescue him.

What is the point, many people ask? In C.S. Lewis’ book called The Weight of Glory a chapter called “Learning in War-Time” helps shed light on what Lewis thinks about purpose. Even though World War two is in the past many people still ask this question. Education is a very important thing to have, not only from a jobs perspective but also that the more you know, the better off you are. So, what is the use of beginning a task we have so little chance of finishing? Three ways not only christians but all people struggle with doing anything past high school are fear, excitement and frustration.

The setting of this story takes place on the planet Prelandra, also known as Venus. This planet consists of many floating islands. The islands are quite beautiful, the clouds are purple and the sky is a golden color, the seawater is green and drinkable, from the distance the water looks like glided glass. The islands are not very stable, and they can shake if water hits the mobile islands. All of the islands are mobile, except the main island, which remains stationary. Maledil, the people's god, forbade them to spend the night on the main island; therefore the inhabitants of Perelandra stay on one of the mobile islands. There are many different types of inhabitants on Perelandra, dragons, exotic fish, possums, and

The book, The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis, shows how Screwtape uses subtlety and psychology when he is tempting human beings into sin. He plays with the patient’s imagination, emotions, will, and intellect. Also, he shows great shrewdness when encouraging sin that does not appear to be sin. Screwtape shows effective psychology in encouraging the patient to displace intellect and will in prayer with imagination and emotion, and he shows subtlety in encouraging gluttony of delicacy, pride in humility, and superiority in being part of an elite Christian social circle.

C.S. Lewis is one of the greatest authors in history. His books are still widely available and sold to many interested readers. In Lewis’ childhood, he experienced a tragedy that affected his belief in god; in his middle life, he mainly focused on college and his studies, but his father’s death played a role in Lewis later becoming a Christian. In Lewis’ later life, he married one of his own fans. Clive’s passion for writing began when he was a small child, and it continued to grow as he furthered his education to become a college professor at Oxford University. Lewis is still remembered today for his great works, such as The Screwtape Letters and The Chronicles of Narnia, which is a popular series among children.

As I read this prompt, I remembered my experience as a co-leader of a Christian cell group called Caregroup. One of the members was not then a full Christian; he was interested in the Christian teachings, but since he was a skeptical person, some teachings did not make sense to him. He had some unresolved questions about the teachings.

Do you ever tire of reading stories were the good guys always win? If so, The Screwtape Letters is the book to read. C.S. Lewis portrays his “good guy” as a demon named Screwtape who has a young apprentice named Wormwood. In the story, Wormwood has the task of tempting “The Patient” and making sure that he goes to Hell. Throughout the book, Screwtape tries to advise Wormwood on how to tempt successfully. All is going well for Wormwood until “The Patient” becomes a Christian and turns his life over to the “Enemy”. Screwtape initially tells Wormwood that all will be okay and explains to him that it can be a simple fix. Unfortunately for Wormwood, things do not turn out to be so simple and ultimately Wormwood fails to ensure “The Patient’s” eternal damnation. The punishment for the apprentice was to become Screwtape’s dinner. Although one can be distracted by the intriguing plotline, there are many things that can be found throughout the story. To name some extracurricular items that can be found: Anthropology, bibliology, Christology, theology, and soteriology.

In Christian Theology, Christians believe that there is an afterlife. After they die, their body is either buried or cremated and their unique soul enters Heaven, Hell, or Purgatory. Their belief that Jesus rose from the dead three days after crucifixion, gives them hope that if they follow Jesus’ teachings and make him their Lord and Savior than they too will experience a resurrection in the afterlife . Jesus’ incarnation, crucifixion, and resurrection gave all Christians hope that life after death is possible.

Segregation and civil rights movements are familiar words that reflects some of the good, bad and ugly pasts of the United States of America. Though these events had its history for many centuries, but its extension into modern times created a culture that almost truncated the amazing potentials that diversity has been destined to bring to the United States.

So without God, rational thought is impossible. To this point we’ve briefly explained the ungodly thinking fallacy. Beyond that, C. S. Lewis had some things to say about the futility of reasoning without God:

As the popular saying goes: if you love something, set it free. This is used as a test of sorts to find out if love is true love. This distinction between different kinds of love is important because sometimes love can hurt everyone that is involved. Artists choose many methods to get this idea across in their works. One of them, C.S. Lewis, chose to convey this message using beauty and justice.

When trying to live a virtuous life, one will often make mistakes and need a second chance. It would be very easy to fail once and completely give up on what is trying to be accomplished. C.S. Lewis states that as long as we try again and get back on the path to virtue, that is what God wants, knowing because of our fallen human nature, we cannot be perfect.

Fantasy is a genre that uses supernatural situations as a main plot setting. Fantasy is a measure by which responders can be introduced to important notions in texts. C.S. Lewis’ novel, The Magician’s Nephew explores the creation of Narnia. Lewis explores friendship through the characters of Polly and Digory. The notion of Good vs. Evil and magic are also used throughout the novel and helps us understand the need for fantasy in our own lives.

C.S. Lewis uses a secondary world, Narnia, to convey complex, thought-provoking messages to readers of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. This paper examines the way a selection of Narnia's key characteristics prompt debates over logic and faith, comment on the nature of spiritual and metaphysical journeys, allow readers to broaden their conception of their own capabilities, encourage new reflection on the story of Christ and help to clarify conceptions of good and evil.

First of all, the fog is a major symbol in the story; it represents the uncertainty that the characters face. Through the fog, they cannot see what lies ahead. For example, while Marlow and the team are on the steamboat, approaching Kurtz’s station, Marlow describes, “When the sun rose, there was a white fog, very warm and clammy, and more blinding than the night. It did not shift or drive; it was just there, standing all round you like something solid” (280). In other words, while they had waited to push on until after the sun rose