The great divorce art7/5/2023 ![]() ![]() They are the symbol of heaven, representing the difficulty of getting to the peak as well as the inexpressible beauty and joy of the experience being there. Going to the MountaintopĪs a character asserts, “It will be joy going to the mountains, but there will be plenty of work.” References to mountains are plentiful in the text and with good reason. The great “divorce” of the title makes the entire work a symbolic counter-proposal against William Blake’s epic poem “The Marriage of Heaven and Hell.” If humanity has had wedded heaven and hell to become a more fully realized being as Blake’s verse suggest, then what should occur next, according to Lewis, is an immediate divorce because, well, Blake got it all wrong. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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