I Am Anaya Poet Free verse

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A masterpiece of satire, this classic has entertained and enlightened readers the world over with its sly and ironic portrayal of human life from the vantage point of Screwtape, a highly placed assistant to "Our Father Below". At once wildly comic, deadly serious, and strikingly original, C. S. Lewis gives us the correspondence of the worldly-wise old devil to his nephew Wormwood, a novice demon in charge of securing the damnation of an ordinary young man. The Screwtape Letters is the most engaging and humorous account of temptation - and triumph over it - ever written—Goodreads

The Screwtape Letters   /Novel

                                                  by C.S. Lewis, Clive Staples Lewis

 

Book Club I -Screwtape Letters

researching, watch the trailer, work in progress...

Screwtape Letters
31 Letters

Just notes
Consider this...
If you cannot yield to text and scripture
He cannot bare score
C L takes us where?
Two years. studies of Greek and Latin classics


What we cannot see in the spiritual world

Screwtape, Devil, The Father Below
in an ice cubicle 
mans is all around him
To love or Not to love God
This is the choice He's given man
and it works for The Devil as well


His nephew Wormwood
Lower Archy must be taught!

The Patient, agnostic
does convert to Christianity
He can't see that spiritual side
not from the museum in its library
he is sensible
Togas and sandals? Ah!
Largely pictorial, anticlimax
Let-downs

Letter #3
Goal: Patient and mother 
How to poison the relationship
Poison the mind of the patient's mother
Self-examination, can't you here yourself?
Perceptive, weakness's
malice for each other
the key here is to cause
 both to be annoyed 
inflame, focus on the soul (defects)
and not the pain itself




The devil is a liar, don’t believe Screwtape


Letter#17
 'One human Wormwood guide'
Triful naive arguments
A dozen incompatible 
Jargon not argument
Material things Stark or courageous
Argument lets God argue as well
Twisted thoughts occur

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Michael Tor April 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM C.S. Lewis was an incredible writer. I read Roberts comment and it is exactly my thoughts. I will have to look into his books and the movies Robert mentioned. I have heard of many wise men and women that have read and commented on his literary genius. I will certainly look into your sharing of information of him. Thank you Anaya for sharing... I Am Anaya April 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM Welcome to the book club, Michael. Good reads to you! I truly must finish this ~

Robert Gorelick April 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM This sounds like quite a spiritual odyssey which you've laid out and have piqued my curiosity as well, Anaya. I shall ferret out the movie and try to engage with the theological content. Thank you for sharing, Robert I Am Anaya April 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM Ty, Robert for sharing your thoughts, always appreciated. I too am going to watch the movie and there are plays as well. I must take time to finish this.....

Duke Beaufort April 22, 2025 at 7:48 AM Anaya, sounds like quite a lot of interesting logic and adventure. I'll try to read it...you've got me interested. Smiles!! I suspect the human race is rich territory. I Am Anaya April 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM Another poet suggested it to me, and i finally am watching tapes here and there, yes tis interesting, Duke. I do appreciate him more for this! I'm getting my notes together. It really does matter HOW we pray ~Happy to see you too