CS Lewis was like a rebellious teenager of the modern period. He only lived during the modern and early postmodern eras, but in his later years Lewis liked to describe himself as "old-fashioned", writing using ideas contrary to the periods in which he lived. Modern and postmodern periods began to view religion as a myth and use reason to perceive the world. During his youth, Lewis adopted the ideas of the modern era, but his worldview changed upon his conversion to Christianity. Since he had touched on aspects of both modern and pre-modern eras, his later works intertwined ideas from both literary periods. During his youth, Clive Staples Lewis was raised in church (Stewart 1). However, as modernism continued to gain influence, Lewis began to create his own new perspective. Individualized and unique perspectives were one of the major aspects of modernism. Modernists of the time also rejected religion and instead chose to view it as a myth. They appreciated religion, but as an interesting story rather than a belief system (Matterson 1). This is exactly what CS Lewis came to believe; that the life of Jesus was nothing more than an embellished story of an ordinary man. He cast aside his Christian roots and became fascinated with pagan myth. Lewis's writings reflected his atheistic beliefs, until the early 1930s, when he—after numerous interviews with the devoted Catholic JRR Tolkien—rededicated his life to Christ (Gopnik 13). After his conversion, CS Lewis' writings became less modernist. Many of his most famous writings, such as Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters and The Chronicles of Narnia, contain his Christian worldview (Stewart 1), which was completely the opposite of fashion...... middle paper... ...where you are; it also depends on the type of person you are” (Lewis 136). It would be wise to follow his advice; stay in a positive and encouraging environment and have faith in God, and success in life is inevitable. Works Cited Bowen, John. "CS Lewis: premodern, postmodern and modern." The RSS Evangelism Institute. Wycliffe College. April 8, 2004. The Web. May 8, 2014. Gopnik, Adam. "Prisoner of Narnia." The New Yorker. Condé Nast, November 21, 2005. Web. May 13, 2014. Lewis, CS Mere Christianity. HarperSanFrancisco, 2001. Print. Lewis, CS The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. CS The Magician's Nephew. New York: HarperCollins, 1994. Matterson, Steven. PBS. , 2014. Web May 6.2014.