In response to C.S. Lewis" The Screwtape Letters Jason Heim Mr. Kramer AP English 12 January 2007 A Dimension of Reality, Or Imagination? All great writers have the ability to take something mysterious and abstract and turn it into something understandable to readers. This ability is not common to all writers and is manifested in distinctive, unique styles of writing. Often, these authors do not write with the intention of bringing readers to some spectacular epiphany, but to get across a point or purpose they feel very strongly about. This is the situation in the case of C.S. Lewis, author...
to light the unseen world, moving all around us, influencing us, and ultimately waging war over the eternal destiny of our souls; he wants people to see that Heaven and Hell are at war everyday over every soul. Lewis' uncomplicated writing effectively highlights his overall purpose and makes readers think about the subject as if to say to themselves, "Yeah, I never thought about this in that way before." C.S. Lewis has done his part in awakening readers to what is going on around them in the spiritual realm, but the rest of the war is up to them.