5/24/2023 0 Comments Cs lewis the divorce![]() ![]() The tendency of humans to deceive themselves about their own nature and characteristics is on full display here. These two realms are portrayed as precise opposites of one another, and that reflects their separate definitions: Heaven is the presence of God, while Hell is His absence. Even the presentation of Heaven to the Ghosts is condescension: they could not physically or mentally comprehend its true state of existence, much like Dante’s Paradiso. This opposition is obvious throughout the novel the occupants of Hell are all selfish, insubstantial Ghosts who can scarcely bear to be present in Heaven, the reality beyond all realities, preferring instead to retreat to their comfortable discomfort. ![]() ![]() The title of the novel reflects this if Blake’s argument was the “marriage” of Heaven and Hell, then this is the “great divorce” of the two. In the Preface, Lewis talks about William Blake’s poetic work “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell.” He argues that, since Heaven and Hell are diametrically opposed, there can be no marriage or combination of the two they are entirely mutually exclusive. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous ![]() We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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