Letter #7

In this letter,Wormwood begins to ask his uncle, Screwtape, for more insight about what he should do with his patient. He asks his uncle because he feels that he needs advice from an elder about his current situation. He was unsure if he should reveal himself to his patient or not. Screwtape tells his nephew that the 'devils' do not reveal themselves to humans. They have found out that by making people dibelieve is more useful than scaring people away. Screwtape then tries to consider what Wormwood should do in this circumstance. Wormwood must decide if he should make the patient a patriot or a pacisist. He then comes to the realization that it won't really matter. As long as the patient's thoughts about God are nonexistant then he feels his job is complete.