Screwtape Letters

Currently I am reading some insightful material in my free time. One such reading happens to be by C. S. Lewis. It is called the Screwtape Letters. Funny title, I know. C. S. Lewis, a Fellow of Magdelan College, Oxford, is a literary genius when it comes to delving deep within the human mind, actions, passions, and falsehoods. The Screwtape Letters are written in a form just like the title suggests. It is a series of letters were Lewis uses the Characters Screwtape, Wormwood, and Patient in a remarkable fashion. Each letter is written by the character Screwtape addressing how Wormwood should tempt and deceive his "Patient" in order to feed themselves and their father below. Screwtape and Wormwood are fallen angels or devils carrying out the will of the Lucifer. As of right now I am on chapter, or letter, XVIII. Throughout the letters, Screwtape is advising and teaching Wormwood his nephew on how to best "serve" Wormwood's Patient. Patient is a human, a male man on earth, that is being tempted and misdirected by Wormwood. At first he is not a Christian, but by the second letter, Screwtape is set aback by the fact that Wormwood has allowed Patient's status to change to being a Christian. Being Screwtape is Wormwood's uncle he has went to the efforts of directing the fledgling wormwood on how best to procede with the situation. Even though Wormwood has been taught by Slubgob a demon at a college for new demons, Wormwood doesn't seem to be the brightest tempter and still has much too learn. Surprisingly, C. S. Lewis did not write any letter from Wormwood to Screwtape, so everything that is happening between Wormwood and his Patient are stated and addressed in Screwtape's letter. This approach has kept me very interested in the suspense caused by this intuitive writing style. For those of you reading this post, I suggest to read both the Screwtape Letters and Screwtape Proposes a Toast. They can be found at the following links: Screwtape Letters, Screwtape Proposes a Toast.