Description The Pilgrim\'s Progress, religious allegory by the English writer John Bunyan, published in two parts in 1678 and 1684.
Christian\'s family and Mercy--aided (physically and spiritually) by their guide Great-heart, who slays assorted giants and monsters along the way--.
The psychological intensity is relaxed in This section, and the capacity for humour and realistic observation becomes more evident.
Part II In Part II (1684) Christian\'s wife, Christiana, and their sons as well as their neighbour Mercy attempt to join him in the Celestial City.
The gatekeeper, Good-will, lets him through and directs him to the house of the Interpreter, where he receives instruction on Christian grace.
Evangelist reappears and sets him back on the path to the wicket-gate.
However, Christian\'s burden becomes heavier, and he stops.
Legality or his son Civility.
Worldly Wiseman, who persuades him to disregard Evangelist\'s advice and instead go to the village of Morality and seek out Mr.
Christian next meets Mr.
He falls into the Slough of Despond, dragged down by his burden, but is saved by a man named Help.
Evangelist points him toward a wicket-gate, and he heads off, leaving his family behind.
Christian seeks to rid himself of a terrible burden, the weight of his sins, That he feels after reading a book (ostensibly the Bible).
Part I Part I (1678) is presented as the author\'s dream of the trials and adventures of Christian (an everyman figure) as he travels from his home, the City of Destruction, to the Celestial City.
It was first published in the reign of Charles II and was largely written while its Puritan author was imprisoned for offenses against the Conventicle Act of 1593 (Which prohibited the conducting of religious services outside the bailiwick of the Church of England).
At one time second only to the Bible in popularity, The Pilgrim\'s Progress is the most famous Christian allegory still in print.
The work is a symbolic vision of the good man\'s pilgrimage through life.
Description The Pilgrim\'s Progress, religious allegory by the English writer John Bunyan, published in two parts in 1678 and 1684
