Letter 26

I found this letter to be very interesting. I actually agreed with alot of what Screwtapes wrote about relationships. There is such a stark difference between how a man and woman view a relationship. I also agree that there are many ways that the devil can twist these around to make the other do somethign that he or she thinks his mate will relate with but yet does the exact opposite. Men and women think so differently that i think it is hard for them to understand one another. This miscommunication along with many other things may be the direct result of the difference between what each defines as unselfish. This chapter really made me think more about how other people percieve things in comparison to how i do.

Letter 22

This letter was slightly comical. I found it funny how he was ranting and raving about this woman that his patient is dating. He tells his nephew that he does not know how he missed this aspect. The way he describes this woman is much like how a best friend would describe their bestfriends girlfriend after they had been ditching them for him for a while. It seems as though they are jealous because and angry because now he has a reason to be with "The Enemy" as she is a part of his team. He tells how when everyone leaves there they have an "odor" to them. I found this funny because I can almost imagine a visual of this. I also foudn it interesting because it is true that after being in the presence of a true believer you do feel a different sort of passion. At least for a little while. I also found it interesting that at the end some one else takes over. I feel that this is because ScrewTape was just too aggravated with the situation. This chapter to me, seems to be more about showing the frustrations of how God constantly finds ways of having people come back to him when the devil is trying to take them away. I found it interesting how they used the situation that they did.

Letter 20

I found I could relate really well to this letter. It talks about how Screwtape wants his nephew to find a woman based on looks rather than personality. I find this to be a huge issue in today's society. People see the ads in magazines along with models and figure that is how all women are to look. It causes problems among relationships. This also can be the cause of problems among young teen. I found it interesting how he compared it to popular art. It is like art because theses people basically have photoshopped bodies. I also believe this is eluding to breaking the commandments. It is like what we talked about in class about lusting. I think this is Screwtape's way of getting his nephew to break that commandment by lusting after people. Near the end he also talks about how if you can convince him to be alone he will always lust. Well that is what I took from it. I also thought it would be his way of being lonely for forever. I got kind of confused near the end.