Ch. XXVI: Unselfishness:  According to Screwtape, "A woman means by Unselfishness chiefly taking trouble for others; a man means not giving trouble to others."  Overall, unselfishness can be defined as wanting the best for others. 

Ch. XXVII: "...use the "heads I win, tails you lose" argument. If the thing he prays for doesn't happen, then that is one more proof that petitionary prayers don't work; if it does happen, he will, of course, be able to see some of the physical causes which led up to it, and "therefore it would have happened anyway", and thus a granted prayer becomes just as good a proof as a denied one that prayers are ineffective." (Lewis 148)  In this quote, Screwtape is suggesting that Wormwood to try to confuse and discourage the Patient about prayer.  Screwtape hopes that whatever the outcome is from what the Patient prays for, the Patient would view it as an unneccessary act to do.  With this doubt about prayer, a person would be drawn away from talking to God.  It is a constant struggle for new Christians and even for older Christians. Even I struggle with it, especially in robotics when the robot is failing and my prayers for it to work are not answered.  However, I must work to try to fix it and instead ask God for wisdom and patience.

Ch. XXVIII: "Prosperity knits a man to the World. He feels that he is "finding his place in it", while really it is finding its place in him." (Lewis 155)  Prosperity could be defined as success in what a person does that has many gains.  In this quote, the person thinks that since he is succeeding, he is finding his place in the world.  However, in reality, his "success" is clouding his mind and taking him farther from God.  Many people feel this way when they gain money or anything with great value.  However, earthly possessions would decay and is nothing compared to what's in heaven.

Ch. XXIX:  "Hatred we can manage. The tension of human nerves during noise, danger, and fatigue, makes them prone to any violent emotion and it is only a question of guiding this susceptibility into the right channels." (Lewis 159-160)  Hatred is constantly used by the Devil.  When a person is experiencing a tough time, it makes him/her easily aggitated.  Every little thing such as a pen click, foot tapping, and even motion sensing sliding doors could build up hatred.  With hatred, the people around are affected.  Although you might not say anything, a persons thoughts to harm someone is sinful.  As Christians, we should be aware of this and try to pray in place of hatred.

Ch. XXX: "It need not be much shorter; in attacks on patience, chastity, and fortitude, the fun is to make the man yield just when (had he but known it) relief was almost in sight."  This quote speaks of making sure that a person would give up although the end of the road is near yet he does not see it.  This attacks the person's perseverance and patience when they are tired of travelling and just want everything to end already.  I struggle a lot with this, especially with long assignments and even during robotics when we spend hours working.

Ch. XXXI: "But when he saw them he knew that he had always known them and realised what part each one of them had played at many an hour in his life when he had supposed himself alone, so that now he could say to them, one by one, not "Who are you?" but "So it was you all the time". All that they were and said at this meeting woke memories."  This speaks of how when the Patient dies, he sees the devils that had made his life difficult.  There are many mixed feelings including anger. However, since the Patient lived through the trials and continued to follow God, he is allowed into heaven and the Devil has lost.  This is a great lose for the Devil as there is one less soul for him to forever torment.  As Christians, we should know that there are many followers of the Devil that would tempt us, however, God is always there for us.