![]() She is an older lady with rheumatism and her son prays for her health to improve. In this chapter, the author introduces a character named Mother. If the man judges his fellow Christians poorly, then it could affect him negatively. Screwtape hopes the man will see things differently if he becomes disillusioned with churchgoers or their actions. ![]() ![]() Screwtape is frustrated that Wormwood’s patient has become a Christian and now feels he can’t be influenced by his uncle. The first letter begins with basic advice on how to do that: encourage your “patient” (the person you’re trying to corrupt) not to think about religion or anything else that might lead him away from temptation. Wormwood has been assigned by his senior to tempt a human being and win him over for the devil’s camp. In this case, we only get to see Screwtape’s side of the correspondence. This is an epistolary novel, a book written in the form of letters. He states that they should remember that Screwtape is a liar and not take what he says at face value, especially when it comes to describing the characters in this story. ![]() Lewis gives the reader some advice about how to interpret this book. ![]() Thus, when he dies during an air raid, his soul goes to heaven while the devils are left frustrated because they lose him forever. He then realizes that life is more than just material things. Towards the end of the story, a young man has an experience when he’s in his house and sees it being destroyed by bombs. ![]()
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