In the letters, Screwtape gives Wormwood advice as how to tempt a human soul (called "the patient" throughout the letters) and keep him from following God's persuasion. The letters feature an upside-down view of the afterlife: Satan is referred to as "Our Father Below" (and the hierarchy of demons is called the "Lowerarchy") while God is called "The Enemy". | In the letters, Screwtape gives Wormwood advice as how to tempt a human soul (called "the patient" throughout the letters) and keep him from following God's persuasion. The letters feature an upside-down view of the afterlife: Satan is referred to as "Our Father Below" (and the hierarchy of demons is called the "Lowerarchy") while God is called "The Enemy". |