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The pilgrims Regress

The Pilgrims Regress has many characters throughout the book so many that it would be a waste of time to name them all. However there are a few main characters that are present throughout the entire story. The first main character is 1) John-john is a young man who was raised in the city of puritania. At a young age john happens to see an island. This Island is so beautiful to him he must have it. This desire for the Island is what causes him to leave home and search for it. Another main character is the 2) Landlord- The landlord is the character who built the country that john lives in. He decided to share his beautiful country with people thus the tenants. The landlord has laid out specific rules that you must follow to live with him. The last main character is 3) Vertue-he is a young man about the same age as John. John happens to meet Vertue while he is on his journey. Vertue decides to go along with him and they become companions for the rest of the book.

This book takes place in a fictitious country that the landlord has built. It is round like the earth and even has some familiar names like the Grand Canyon. In the Far East are the mountains this

I thought that this book was amazing from the beginning to the end. It really made me realize that so many people are looking for worthless things to fill a void in their lives when only God can fill it. This book should be read and re-read. It should remain within reach of every Christian leader.

is where the landlord lives and has a castle. The book does not give a specific time of when it takes place because it is all a part of C.S. Lewis’ dream.

I believe that C.S. Lewis was making a much larger point then just a Landlord and tenants. I believe that this main point is a spiritual one involving a Christians search for God. I think that the landlord represented god the Tenants gods people and all the people he met along the way represented the worlds view of a searching person. I also think that the island represented sin and our lust for it we go into the world looking for the sin that will make us the most happy. When eventually we will find the only thing that can make us happy is a relationship with the landlord or God. I also believe that the valley of Wisdom represents the gap the worldly knowledge puts between us and God and the only thing t

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