Summary Emerging from the wilderness, Christian and Faithful see before them a town they must enter because the Holy Way passes through it. It is an ancient town named Vanity Fair, where, all year round, such merchandise is bought and sold “as houses, lands, trades, places, honors, preferments, titles, countries, […]
Read more Summary and Analysis Part 1: Section 7 – Vanity FairSummary and Analysis Part 1: Section 6 – Faithful
Summary To his surprise, Christian finds that the cry had been raised by an old friend, Faithful, one of his neighbors in the City of Destruction. Happy in each other’s company, they walk along exchanging the news. Faithful tells Christian that his departure had caused quite a stir in the […]
Read more Summary and Analysis Part 1: Section 6 – FaithfulSummary and Analysis Part 1: Section 5 – Valley of Humiliation and Valley of the Shadow of Death
Summary Just beyond Palace Beautiful lies the Valley of Humiliation. Christian has scarcely entered it when he sees coming toward him a “foul fiend” named Apollyon — a hideous monster with scales like a fish, wings like a dragon, feet like a bear, mouth like a lion; fire and smoke […]
Read more Summary and Analysis Part 1: Section 5 – Valley of Humiliation and Valley of the Shadow of DeathSummary and Analysis Part 1: Section 4 – Palace Beautiful
Summary The palace stands a little off the Holy Way, being approached by a narrow lane leading to a lodge, or gatehouse. Starting up the lane, Christian has not gone far when he sees two lions in front of him. He stops and turns as if to go back. The […]
Read more Summary and Analysis Part 1: Section 4 – Palace BeautifulSummary and Analysis Part 1: Section 3 – The Cross and Difficulty Hill
Summary Proceeding from Interpreter’s House, Christian comes to higher ground on which stands a Cross. Below it, down the slope, is an open sepulcher. Just as Christian reaches the Cross, the heavy bundle on his back slips from his shoulders, rolls down the slope, and falls into the sepulcher, to […]
Read more Summary and Analysis Part 1: Section 3 – The Cross and Difficulty HillSummary and Analysis Part 1: Section 2 – Through the Wicket Gate to Interpreter’s House
Summary Reaching the little Wicket Gate, Christian sees a sign over it: “Knock and it shall be opened unto you” (Matt. 7:7). He knocks, and then again, and many more times before he arouses the gatekeeper, a “grave person” named Good-will, who comes out to ask what he wants. When […]
Read more Summary and Analysis Part 1: Section 2 – Through the Wicket Gate to Interpreter’s HouseSummary and Analysis Part 1: Section 1 – To the Wicket Gate
Summary Pilgrim’s Progress was written in two parts. Each part is a long continuous narrative, without divisions. Consequently, the narrative will be dealt with in sections based on major scenes and incidents. Bunyan begins Pilgrim’s Progress this way: “As I walked through the wilderness of this world, I lighted on […]
Read more Summary and Analysis Part 1: Section 1 – To the Wicket GateCharacter List
Part 1 Part I of the book has only one main character, Christian, the Pilgrim. He appears in every scene and dominates them all. Other characters are those he chances to meet on his journey and with whom he talks for a longer or shorter time. Only two of them, […]
Read more Character ListAbout The Pilgrim’s Progress
Part 1 As briefly noted before, The Pilgrim’s Progress, Part I, was conceived and largely written by Bunyan while he was lying in prison, and he tells us the circumstances. He was working hard to finish another book when he conceived the idea of writing a story about the adventures […]
Read more About The Pilgrim’s ProgressBook Summary
Part 1 In this section events are reviewed according to principal scenes of action. Place names appear in the order in which major incidents occur. City of Destruction The city stands as a symbol of the entire world as it is, with all of its sins, corruptions, and sorrows. No […]
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