The
Interpreter has an important role. It is represented as a spiritual guide who
shelters Christian. The Interpreter instructs Christian in the art of reading
religious meanings hidden in everyday objects and events, which he houses in
his Significant Rooms.
Christian
is the central character of the book and the hero of the pilgrimage. Christian
represents just one profound aspect of the human experience. As a protagonist,
his role is very important. Through this character, Bunyan shows the ultimate
sufferings of human life. Without suffering, we cannot get anything. The writer
shows that through suffering and pain, a soul can get salvation. Jesus Christ
has sacrificed his life for common people. So, his followers can only get
salvation and mercy of God through choosing the path of pain and suffering.
Evangelist
is the messenger carrying the Gospel, or word of Christ, to Christian.
Evangelist spurs Christian on his journey to the Celestial City. Through this
character, writer tries to tell us the message of God.
Faithful
and Hopeful both are important allegorical figures. Through these two
characters, the writer wants to say that if we have faith and hope on our own
decision and God then we can reach towards our goal. We can be successful.
Hopeful saves Christian’s life in the river before the gates to Mount Zion.
Christian could have saved his own life for his hope. He had also faith in God.
These two things helped him to get salvation. Faith is not just part of
religion but every aspect of our daily lives. It means we can make our lives
better if we have faith in God. These two things help us to lead a better life
in this brutal world.
Despair
is a negative quality of human nature. It causes hopelessness or for which
there is no hope. A person loses all his hopes and cannot be able to overcome
his problems. That is why, writer refers to Despair as a ‘Giant Despair’. It
indicates if we cannot overcome this shortcoming, then we will fail.
In
the same way Demas is also an important figure. He is a deceiver. He is a
gentlemanly figure who tries to entice Christian and Hopeful with silver and
dreams of wealth. This stands as a warning to all Christians that they should
not love this world. Its system is opposite to God and His rule. This allegory
figure carries a message for us that we should not love this world, or the
things of this world.
Worldly
Wiseman is a person whom Christian encounters early in his journey. It
represents the worldly pleasure. If we want to get mercy and blessings of God
then we have to leave worldly pleasure.
Mr.
By-ends is a user of religion for personal and social profit. Mr. By-ends
accompanies Christian briefly after Christian escapes from Vanity. It
represents the contemporary society of writer. Even we can find the presence of
this kind of people in our society.
Though
each and every character is personified, still they have great role in this
whole story. Through these characters, writer gives an image of human beings of
this world.
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