– The Un-man/Satan: The antagonist, a demonic character who inhabits Weston’s body and attempts to tempt Tinidril into sin. Elwin Ransom: The protagonist of the story, an English academic and philologist transported to other worlds. He finds himself caught between the planet’s only two human-like inhabitants, as the Un-man tries to manipulate them into becoming disobedient to Maleldil’s orders. Elwin Ransom travels to Venus (Perelandra) in order to keep its inhabitants from being tempted into sinning against God (Maleldil) by Satan (Un-man). In trying to thwart Satan’s temptation plans aimed at driving them separated from each other or inciting violence between them ultimately leads him into wrestling with Weston within himself: both trying not to give in to inner temptations while fighting via words or fists with external antagonists led inherently weaker personalities than theirs.ĭr. However, when she encounters the Un-man disguised as Ransom’s old schoolmate Weston telling her she should disobey Maleldil’s orders and begin claiming land beyond what has already been given to them for ‘moral’ reasons,Tinidril becomes conflicted. Ransom arrives on the planet just as Tinidril discovers a floating island that houses an ecosystem so unusual it ends up being one of Perelandra’s most incredible wonders. In terms of human-like beings there are only two living on Perelandra: a man named Tor and his wife Tinidril. Unlike Earth, Perelandra is entirely covered with water and inhabited by various creatures that are still undergoing their own form of evolution. In this novel, Ransom is sent to Perelandra (Venus), where he must prevent Satan, referred to as the Un-man, from tempting its inhabitants into sinning against Maleldil (God).

Elwin Ransom, a philologist and academic from Cambridge University who is transported to other worlds by benevolent beings.

It is the second book in “The Space Trilogy,” preceded by “Out of the Silent Planet” and followed by “That Hideous Strength.” Like the previous book in the series, it follows Dr. “Perelandra” is a science fiction novel written by C.S.

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