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A Brief Look at C.S. Lewis’s Life, and the Levels of Comedy

With Which He Wrote

 

        Probably one of the most well-known authors in the 20th and 21st century, C.S. Lewis was a man with what would be considered an almost hectic life. After first being born in Ireland, he would later fight in the first World War, move to England, go to Malvern College, write multiple famous works including The Chronicles of Narnia, The Screwtape Letters, The Space Trilogy, marry for a short 4 years until the death of his wife, and in turn pass away. Although his life was not the calmest, he always found time to write both educational and fictional writings, and would frequently use comedy as a means of conveying thoughts and ideas to the reader. This use of comedy is prevalent throughout most of Lewis’s fiction, with the most obvious being The Screwtape Letters. This use of comedy stemmed in large part from him many conflicting religious views, which is turn came from his very diverse upbringing and subsequent life.