He sends Wormwood a series of detailed messages on producing fear from the cruelty that can be produced from war. Screwtape is quick to capitalize on the situation, knowing that war often brings about extreme reactions in humanity. The Screwtape Letters was written during World War II, the horror of war serving as both a backdrop and as a plot driver. as these would discourage The Patient and keep him too distracted from thinking about and accepting Christianity. He strongly advocates that Wormwood unsure that The Patient abandon reason-all reason-through any number of means: “busy-ness”, being excessively critical of peers, the Church, Christianity, and family, the idle pursuit of creature comforts, convenience, etc. Screwtape heavily emphasizes in early chapters, or his early letters rather, that the best, most efficient way to fully corrupt the human soul is to do this as subtly as possible. The unfortunate soul in question is referred to in the novel simply as The Patient and remains unnamed throughout the story. These letters were written for the express purpose of instructing the young demon on the finer points of how to corrupt the human soul. The novel is a collection of 31 correspondences composed by the eponymous Screwtape for his nephew and protégé, a younger demon named Wormwood. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.
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