Lewis has thought deeply about the things we do each that lead us away from God, and he articulates them very well. You cannot read this book and not think of how extremely pertinent it is to your life. In fact, they seem to prefer the more subtle means of leading people astray, as they sense that this is a more hidden and thus secure way to accomplish their ultimate design. Ultimately, the tempters in this story do not care what sins are committed by their subjects - so long as they accomplish their goal of separating people from God, and leading them to the adversary. Instead, the tempters focus on much more subtle forms of sins - vanity, pride, distraction, insincerity, forgetting God, and how these can achieve the same effect as more obvious sins. What is truly excellent about the book, though, is that the cunning plans are not centered around obvious sins, that so often are what we think about when we think about temptation and sin. Through the letters, you are constantly reminded and made to think about how the adversary tempts us. In the letters, Screwtape gives Wormwood adivce and counsel on how to best tempt his "subject" - a young man who converts to Christianity, and then falls in love with a Christian woman. For those who have not read it, the book is written as a compilation of letters from a "tempter," Screwtape, to his nephew, a "junior tempter" named Wormwoood.
Towards the end of the plot the young man has a conversion experience brought on by simple pleasures. Thus, when he is ultimately killed in an air raid his soul goes to Heaven, leaving the devils frustrated and angry that they have lost him.I love this book - it really makes you think. Throughout the storyline, Screwtape spends a great deal of his writing focusing on the nature of human thoughts and feelings and how they can be manipulated by devils. God, called by Screwtape the “Enemy,” encourages free will, love of neighbors, and genuine faith. The devils, on the other hand, promote malice and hatred towards others, pride in one’s self, and distracted, insincere religious observances.Ī parallel story is the beginning of World War II and the consequences for the young man and all his friends and neighbors in England. The narrative follows the young man and the devil through a series of events and situations. The young man becomes a Christian. He takes up with a popular group of trendy intellectuals. He falls in love with a good girl from a true Christian family. The letters cover in great detail how a human may be guided to forsake virtue and genuine spirituality and take up corruption, vice, and the deadly sins.
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