Thursday, May 8, 2008
Screwtape Proposes a Toast
This letter is from later in time. Screwtape is at the annual dinner for the Tempters' Training College for devils. He is there because the principal, Slubgob, has asked him to give a toast as the guest of honor. In his toast he talks about how the flavor was lost of many great sinners before. Also that that night's meal was more or less for people who went to hell for smaller crimes like corruption. Throughout this book Screwtape has been trying to convert Wormwood's patient away from Christianity. He corrupted him in a sense. I feel like that is an example of how people go to hell for small things like that rather than something larger like a genocide. All in all I felt that the book was a pretty easy read with some interesting characters and plots.
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I felt you had an interesting point when you said that most people go to Hell for tiny sins rather than large offenses such as genocide. This is quite a thought-provoking statement, as we typically feel that Hell is full of all these murderers and rapists, when in fact there are people who may have committed lesser offenses there.
Yes, I agree with you also. We as individuals should be trying not to sin, not rationalizing the little sins we do. One thing that I see alot of the time is that when people sin about little things, they gradually keep getting worse. We all are guilty of sinning, but we should find ways to limit our sins, not just the magnitude of them.
I feel you make a very good comment when you talk about how people are sinning over little things. This is so true in our society. It seems as though many little sins are over looked and that gives people the impression that they are ok.
I agree with the other comments that it was very intersting to hear you talk about the idea of having more people in Hell who have committed little sins. I believe a lot of sins can add up over time! I felt a little differently than you about the book though. I was often very confused!
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