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These two short sentences give a child two everyday pictures for the big thing that happens to the man: a tooth that hurts and then is out, and a bad dream that ends when you wake. Copying them teaches clear sentence shape and the comforting idea that a hard thing can end all at once.
The extraction hurt more and more and then the tooth was out. The dream became a nightmare and then you woke.
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell someone what happens in this letter in order: the man dies during the bombing, his eyes are suddenly opened, he meets shining friends he somehow already knew, and Screwtape becomes angry at Wormwood. When you get to the most important part, slow down and tell what happened and what you think about it.
Discussion Questions
- At the start Screwtape calls Wormwood 'my dear' and 'my love,' but then says Wormwood is 'as dainty a morsel as ever I grew fat on.' What kind of 'love' is Screwtape showing here, and why is it so different from real love? Which detail in the letter to Wormwood helps you decide?
- When the man dies, the letter says 'there was a sudden clearing of his eyes,' and he was not afraid anymore. Why do you think all the bad things felt 'gone like a bad dream' once he could see clearly? How do you know, from the letter to Wormwood?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
Being so clear that everything can be seen and understood.
Item 2
A feeling of great unhappiness and suffering.
Item 3
Very great pain or suffering.
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