The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis is a collection of letters written by a senior demon, Srewtape, to his nephew, Wormwood, a less experienced tempter, on how to guide a man to hell. Screwtape addresses Wormwood about several human flaws. Three major flaws spoken of in the book are gluttony, religion, and the human concept of love. The knowledge of the deadly sin gluttony is known to most of the world as a simple and easily understood fact. According to Dictionary.com, the definition of gluttony is “excessive eating or drinking,” and this definition is what most people believe it to be (Gluttony). However, in The Screwtape Letters, gluttony is reversed and told in a different manner. Screwtape teaches wormwood that people don’t normally suffer from gluttony of excess, but they do …show more content…
He made the statement "by persuading the humans that a curious, and usually short-lived, experience which they call "being in love" is the only respectable ground for marriage; that marriage can, and ought to, render this excitement permanent; and that a marriage which does not do so is no longer binding" and this remark brings to light the topic of marriage in todays society (Lewis). This part of the book shows how in this day and age if a marriage is strained and or not happy and joyous then the marriage can be ended. However, a marriage is ended presently if one of the spouses isn’t satisfied with the life he or she lives, and with that way of thinking brings gluttony of delicacy into the picture. If love is based on only what one spouse can get from the other, then the marriage is doomed to fail before it even begins. You can clearly see this when hearing about Hollywood 72-hour marriages. In addition, marriage and love was a great weapon for the demons in the story, because if a person’s individual satisfactions are not met then they can and will just end something that should have lasted till