Throughout life, we experience “troughs and peaks” (37). We as humans experience times of greatness and confidence while we also experience times where we are less confident and are going through tough times. As humans, we fluctuate in every aspect of our lives including our spiritual life. Screwtape’s main reason for telling Wormwood about humanity’s experience of “troughs and peaks” (37) such as the trials and tribulations we endure in our work and our relationships is to reassure Wormood that it’s not his doing and that it is simply part of their humanity. When we experience a trough for the first time during our Christian experience, we may feel a sense of devastation. In the Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis is saying that this is simply the