Lewis begins by addressing the "simplest form" of the problem:

Lewis offers an imaginative account of the , where humanity chose self-sufficiency over dependence on God. The Purpose of Pain: "The Megaphone"

: He defends Hell not as a place of active torture, but as the "final and unrepented rebellion" where God ultimately grants humans the separation they have chosen. Perspective Heaven The ultimate fulfillment and end of the "anomaly" of pain. Free Will

: "God whispers to us in our pleasures... but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world" ( C.S. Lewis Institute ).

: It provides the only opportunity for a "rebel soul" to amend and surrender. Difficult Topics