The relevance of a story such as The Pilgrims Progress is an easy one to see. The story is about a man pushing himself through the efforts of being a good Christian. Our group in class focused on the scene where Christian and Pliable are forced to confront the Slough of Despond. We took away several different messages. For example, Pliable sees something like the Slough as an early indicator for a difficult journey and decides to turn back. But Christian sees this as something he must go through if he is to become a better person and a better man of God. "...but still he endeavored to struggle to that side of the slough that was further from his own house" (2273). It is important for Christian to see that he must endure such a task. For at its completion, he will emerge stronger and enlightened. Only in enduring did Help make itself known. "But why did you not look for the steps?" (2273), Help asks. This conveys the idea that there is sometimes a way around diffic...
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