Summary Of C. S. Lewis The Great Divorce

“The Great Divorce” by C.S. Lewis chronicles the events that take place after a busload of souls from Hell are taken on a ride to Heaven, where they are a given a chance to explore the greatness that is there, then decide whether or not they want to stay there or return to Hell. What the reader will be surprised to find out is that most of these souls that Lewis refers to as “Ghosts,” choose to return to Hell instead of stay in Heaven. As George MacDonald, explained to the narrator in chapter nine, “The “damned” remain in Hell because they are too closed-minded: “There is always something they insist on keeping even at the price of misery. There is always something they prefer to joy” (71). This turns out to be one the main ideas of the novel, showing that the damned need to want to achieve salvation and happiness in Heaven; if they prefer to “reign in Hell

The book, The Shunning, by Beverly Lewis is an unforgeable, Amish mystery romance. It is absolutely page turning. I would recommend this book because it is a fun adventure that is also encouraging to young Katie who needs to “find” herself.

Everyone has turning points during his or her life, some of them change our mind, and some others change our life. In this essay I will be writing about an African American named John Lewis, he was born and raised in the State of Alabama and had several turning points during his life, some of them happened during his childhood and others as an adult. Many turning points are remarkable and well known by the society who has read about him, but some others are hidden somewhere and not too many people talk about them and how it influenced him, nevertheless all of them helped him to create his character and becoming the person who he wanted to become. For example, since almost killing one of his precious chickens trying to baptize it (because he

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.

The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis suggests that choices made on earth have a consequential effect towards our acceptance into heaven or our plummet into hell. In this book pride manifests itself in a hundred subtle ways as souls whine about perceived injustices or irrational motives. Thankfully, a few tourists do humble themselves, become transformed into marvelously real beings, and remain in heaven. But most don't, about which the great Scottish author George MacDonald, Lewis' heavenly guide, says, “They may not be rejecting the truth of heaven now. They may be reenacting the rejection they made while on earth”.

Lewis’s style of writing makes me think more and recognize Satan’s subtile deceptions. “Indeed the safest road to Hell is the gradual one--the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts,...Your affectionate uncle, Screwtape.” The way Lewis shows the subtile ways the Satan tries to trick us into apathy, is very well done. Lewis shows

One aspect that influenced Lewis’s works was religion. After Jack's mother died from cancer when he was nine, Jack started to walk away from Christianity. Ellaine Murray Stone explains that at one of the boarding schools Jack attended, a staff member nurtured his interest in atheism (Stone 21-22). C.S. remained an atheist and published Spirits in Bondage during that time, but Hugo Dyson and J. R. R. Tolkien were able to draw him back to Christianity. Stone describes Lewis’s conversion back to Christianity as one night when Hugo Dyson, and J.J.R. Tolkien, both Christians, and Lewis were together, the talk came to religion. The result was Lewis converting back to Christianity (Stone 44-45).

Heaven is a conceptual place where the human race will end up after their life on earth. It is a place where no sin is found causing everyone to live in complete peace. But what if living a life without sin is unimaginably difficult? And what if being confronted about your sins made you want to turn away from a life of perfection? C.S. Lewis makes a claim about this concern in his book, The Great Divorce. He analyzes the behavior of humans in accordance with their sinful habits. The Great Divorce focuses on the point of view of the Narrator who lives in a gloomy and dismal Hell when an otherworldly bus stops by and takes the passengers to Heaven. Everyone is eager to get on the bus when promised an oasis from the gloomy setting of Hell. Once

According to an article by Larry D. Harwood , “Lewis’s Screwtape Letters: the Ascetic Devil and Aesthetic God”, he states The Screwtape Letters portrays Lewis’s evil character and the principles of the “realism, dignity, and austerity of Hell” (2004). “In The Screwtape Letters Lewis portrays God as a lavish materialist affirming delight in a sensual as a part of being human. Lewis depicts the pleasures of sense...To Screwtape it appears that God took a gamble that not only makes little sense, but also appears to have come with costs to himself.” (Harwood, 2004). According to the article “Lewis's Screwtape Letters: the Ascetic Devil and the Aesthetic God” the mood of The Screwtape Letters is dusty, gritty as Lewis depicts Hell, due to the tone

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.

C.S. Lewis uses the narrator at the beginning to describe Hell. Through the narrator’s eyes, the streets of Hell were empty beside the long line of people waiting at the bus stop (Page 1). The narrator kept to the line of people. He noticed many people leaving the lines and the ruthless conversations people in the line had with each other. Many people left the line after words were exchanged with others.

The Great Divorce C.S Lewis’s book, The Great Divorce is one of a kind in my eyes and has a unique way at describing heaven and hell. Honestly, the way that her portrays heaven and hell are truly incredible. I agree with the way C.S. depicts heaven and hell. There are aspects that I do not agree with, like what I think is the aspect of purgatory. The book as a whole is about a group of people who are basically dead in hell and get on this bus and later find themselves in heaven with a second chance to be there.

Frustration. The feeling that we will not have time to finish. (C.S. Lewis p. 60)

This paper will focus on the theological nature of CS Lewis’ book based film, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. This will include a number of noticeable parallelisms, allusions and symbolisms found in

However, something worth noting before delving into the argument of this essay, is the background of C.S Lewis. Although this is not a research essay, his personal religion does hold some relevance to the context of this essay. Despite some struggles with his belief in religion at an early age, by the time he was late into his adult years, C.S Lewis was a definite Christian. Not only was this his personal religion, but also very publicly so. He wrote novels explicitly outlining his Christian views and gave several