![]() ![]() John is rescued by Reason, who leads him as far as the Grand Canyon, on the other side of which is the continuation of the Main Road. The Giant attempts to convince him that this is all that a man is. Thus his glance at John makes it possible for the young man to see his own insides (lungs, intestines, etc.). The Spirit of the Age is portrayed as a Giant whose eyes make everything he looks at transparent. Those passages dealing with the Pilgrim's imprisonment (III:6-9) are some of the most astute in the book, and most likely to appeal to the modern reader. Eventually John is captured by the Spirit of the Age. They include such characters and experiences as Mr Enlightenment (Nineteenth-century Rationalism), the 'Modern' literary movement, and Freudianism. ![]() Along the way he meets people who are allegorical personifications of ideas and schools of thought Lewis himself had encountered over the years. When this deception is unmasked he sets off again to find the Island. He makes his first mistake in supposing the Island to be a disguise for Lust. ![]() At the same time, the young man has visions of an Island, which is both the cause and the object of his intense longing, or 'Joy'. He grows up in fear of an unseen Landlord who is portrayed as a moral despot. Lewis: A Companion & Guide by Walter Hooper: The central character is a kind of 'Everyman' called John who is born on the western side of the Eastern Mountains in Puritania. ![]()
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