Have you read the book? I highly recommend it. This does not "give" you the answer to this question (you have to read the book), but may help you understand it:
http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-the-screwtape-letters/#gsc.tab=0
Over the course of The Screwtape Letters , the state of patient’s soul fluctuates
as he experiences a conversion, doubt, dangerous friendships, war, love, and
finally, in death, oneness with God. What major strategies does Screwtape use
to tempt the patient into the Devil’s camp? Why do these temptations fail?
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