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CC asked this question about The Screwtape Letters:

I am currently reading this and but am stuck wondering why the Satan character is called "Screwtape?" I know Wormwood is from Revelation. Anyone know where "Screwtape" came from?

Susanna Screwtape isn't actually supposed to represent Satan, he's just a fictional "very experienced devil" In the preface to my edition, Lewis explains that…moreScrewtape isn't actually supposed to represent Satan, he's just a fictional "very experienced devil" In the preface to my edition, Lewis explains that he just tried to think of names that sounded nasty. He says "I fancy that Scrooge, screw, thumbscrew, tapeworm, and red tape all do some work" in the name Screwtape.(less)

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