Heaven and Hell Divided in C. S. Lewiss The Great Divorce :: Lewis Great Divorce

Heaven and Hell Divided in C. S. Lewiss The corking Divorce C. S. Lewis is known throughout the world for his ability to tuck immortal into fantasy. Hes the author of many books much(prenominal) as the Chronicles of Narnia, The Screwtape Letters and Mere Christianity. single of his less popular books, but one that he considered among his favorites, was The Great Divorce. The denomination refers to the separation of Heaven and Hell. Although a relatively thin book, it is packed with intellection provoking questions concerning ones faith. In this story, the narrator and main character, embarks on a double-decker ride from the twilight of Hell to the outskirts of Heaven. Here he encounters many people, called ghosts, who shed also been in Hell. The narrator observes their struggle with whether to stay in Heaven, or hold onto their petty sins and return to the lonely darkness of Hell. C. S. Lewis descriptions and characters are what sincerely make this story incredible. The m ain character of the story neer receives a name. This was done in order to make him seem less same another character, and more like a mirror image of oneself. He is the character that the reader seems to pertain with the most. Not only does the audience relate to him but so do the other characters in the book. One such example of this is on Page 14, while the narrator is getting on the bus. I thought you wouldnt mind my tacking on to you . . . for Ive discover that you feel just as I do about the grant company. This is interesting because the narrator has neither seen nor spoken to this character before. Another shield is on page 29, Whats the sense of allowing all that riff-raff to float about hither all day. Look at them. Here again, another ghost seems to be drawn to the narrator and speaks to him as if they had already met. Those people who were already in Heaven the main character referred to as solid people. He called them this because, unconnected the ghosts, they wer e not transparent. The narrators solid person, or teacher as he calls him, is George MacDonald and is introduced at the beginning of chapter 9. George MacDonald is a famous writer and C. S. Lewis has never tried to hide the fact that he admires Mr.