Assignment task:
Read: Lewis, The Great Divorce, 65-146
Paper prompt:
In The Great Divorce, George MacDonald says to the narrator,
The choice of every lost soul can be expressed in the words "Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven." There is always something they insist on keeping even at the price of misery. There is always something they prefer to joy-that is, to reality (71). What does this quote means? Please explain in details.
Can you please provide a very long and detailed answer to the following question:
What does this statement, interpreted in light of The Great Divorce as a whole, say about the human person?
Please make a clear thesis and support it through a detailed analysis of multiple characters from The Great Divorce.
How is it related to the destiny of the human person?