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Christian And Apollyon In The Pilgrim's Progress

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In the allegory “The Pilgrim’s Progress” there was a great deal of symbolism behind each character creating work imaginary creatures in real life situations. However, the two characters I will specifically emphasize on are Christian and Apollyon. Christian is a poor man who decides to flee from the evil City of Destruction because he believes that God will destroy the city for the sins that the citizens have committed. Accordingly, he sets out on a pilgrimage to find the Celestial City, a holy city where his soul will be saved and he will spend all of eternity in the company of God. Throughout the story the symbolism of Christian name is reoccurring. For instance, Christian’s name signifies his faith as well as his motivation to search for
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