C.S. Lewis paints a very distinct picture of both heaven and hell. He describes them both in such a way that makes the reader feel as if they are actually there. The Great Divorce is made up of a lot of metaphors that really make one think about how heaven and hell will be. While C.S. Lewis paints an interesting, thought-provoking image of heaven and hell, it is only an idea. We cannot know exactly what they will look like until we are there.

The Great Divorce begins with the narrator standing at a bus stop. The bus stop is in the middle of a very bleak town. The town that he is in is hell. He says, "I had been wandering for hours in similar mean streets, always in the rain and always in evening twilight." He had wandered around for hours …show more content…
Lewis describes hell the way that he does because it is going to be a very bleak, dismal place. I think that he is playing off of the fact that so many people are fine with the thought of being in hell. They feel that their ability to continue sinning is worth living in a miserable place. They do not see the consequences of their actions as eternal. Hell will be a place where people simply cannot let go of all of the things they are holding on to.

C.S. Lewis describes heaven as vast, beautiful, and overwhelming. He describes the people who live in heaven as "solid". I think that he refers to people as solid because they are full and complete. They are not lacking anything because they are living in the presence of God. Heaven is described in the Bible as being overwhelming. I think that C.S. Lewis does a good job of creating this image in his description of heaven.

I think that C.S. Lewis' description of heaven and hell do have valid parts. Personally, I feel like not all of it is true. I do not think that when we are in hell there will be somewhere that we can go to decide if we want to be in heaven or not. To me, that is not biblical. I do see it as a good way to show that some people are so unwilling to let go of things that they would turn down being in heaven. I do think that if people had the chance to visit heaven, there would be no one who wanted to leave. I understand that for the purpose of the story it had to happen, I just do not think that would …show more content…
Lewis created a very thought-provoking story with The Great Divorce. He painted an interesting picture of what heaven and hell may look like. He was not saying that it would necessarily be how they are, he was simply presenting an idea. I think it should make Christians look closer at their faith to see if they are really living their lives for Christ, or if that is just a front they are putting up. I think that is something that each individual person will have to assess for themselves. It is hard to be fully committed to God because it means that we will have to give up so many things from our comfort zone. However, none of the things we have on earth will ever compare to the joy that is waiting for us in