“Till We Have Faces” is undoubtedly CS Lewis's finest and most thought-provoking work of fiction. It is a retelling of the Greek myth of Cupid and Psyche. Like Lewis's account, Psyche in Greek myth is the most beautiful of the three sisters, but instead of Orual simply visiting Psyche after the sacrifice, both sisters come and unlike Orual, they can see her palace. The two sisters became very jealous of Psyche's magnificent palace and all the wealth and happiness that Psyche now possessed. They wickedly hatched a plan and convinced Psyche to look at her husband's face, which she was forbidden to do because he was a god and he didn't want her to know. In "Till We Have Faces", Orual also convinces Psyche to look at her lover's face, but she did not do it out of malice. She does this thinking she is doing what is best for her beloved sister and fails to see that the way she is behaving is not out of love. In both stories, Psyche is punished for her disobedience and is sent to wander tearfully in search of her lost love and must complete many difficult tasks in order to find him once again. CS Lewis divides his story into a book and a book. two. The first book is Orual's accusation against the gods. She accuses them of having wronged her by taking Psyche away from her and taking away her happiness. She argues that if the gods had allowed her to see them and see Psyche's palace that she spoke of, she would have believed Psyche and they would both be happy. She talks about many people who made her the woman she became. The king, Orual's father, was a very selfish and hateful man. He is a perfect example of the Trickster archetype. He doesn't care about his three daughters or anyone else. He even... middle of paper... hate. Today, at the end of her life, she finally sees who she really is, she sees her face. She says: “I have seen why the gods do not speak to us openly and do not let us respond. Until that word can be extracted from us, why should they hear the babble we think we mean? How can they meet us face to face until we have faces? » The lessons in this book are definitely tough pills to swallow. Many people have difficulty believing in God because we cannot see Him and because He allows difficult circumstances into our lives. How can God speak to us, as humans, if we do not see ourselves as we really are? We are vile sinners and not worthy of His beautiful love and divine guidance. Until we can let go of our selfish desires and see ourselves as we are, we cannot understand all that He means to us. How can we meet God face to face until we have faces?