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www.the-hijacked-mind.comC. S. Lewis and The Screwtape Letters C. S. Lewis was a British scholar, novelist, and Christian apologist best known for works like The Chronicles of Narnia and the space-trilogy. In 1942 he published The Screwtape Letters, a satirical epistolary novel that flips the usual moral perspective by letting readers eavesdrop on correspondence between two devils.Lewis's Life in BriefBorn in Belfast in 1898; educated at Oxford, where he later became a fellow and tutor in English literature. Converted from atheism to Christianity in 1931, largely influenced by friends like J. R. R. Tolkien. Wrote popular theology (Mere Christianity), fiction (Narnia, Space Trilogy), and scholarly works on medieval and Renaissance literature. The Screwtape Letters: Core Facts The Screwtape Letters unfolds as thirty-one letters from "Screwtape," a senior tempter in Hell's bureaucracy, to his nephew "Wormwood," guiding him in corrupting the soul of an unnamed British "Patient." Lewis dedicated the book to Tolkien; its installments first appeared in The Guardian during WWII, before being collected into a single volume in February 1942.Structure and PlotThirty-one consecutive letters, each focusing on a particular tactic of temptation. Screwtape's mentorship covers everything from exploiting pride and envy to perverting prayer and virtues. The Patient's journey-from a nominal Christian to a committed believer-unfolds in parallel, often frustrating Hell's designs. A final twist reveals Wormwood's failure, underscoring God's grace over devilish schemes. Key ThemesTemptation as a subtle, incremental process rather than grand, dramatic sin. The humor and horror of viewing human life from a diabolical perspective. The war-time setting amplifies questions of fear, duty, and mortality. Inversion of Christian concepts: Screwtape praises spiritual apathy and worldly distractions as virtues. Style and Rhetoric Lewis uses irony, understatement, and mock-bureaucratic language to:Illuminate how everyday choices can erode faith. Satirize both human foibles and the devil's management style. Engage readers with wit that sharpens theological insights. Background of Conception Lewis conceived the idea after a Sunday service in Headington, imagining how easy it is to dramatize evil and how nearly impossible it would be to render genuine angelic discourse. He even planned a companion piece from a guardian-angel's point of view but abandoned it, noting that true "heavenly style" seemed beyond his reach.