26 Pilgrim's Progress Essay Topics PDF

Topics: Pilgrim’s Progress Essay Test
Directions: Choose two of the following topics provided for you below. In class, write a onepage
essay on notebook paper for each of the topics you choose. Follow the instructions provided
for each topic.
1. Pick one character from the narrative that you have particularly been able to relate
with.
Perhaps he has faced a difficulty that you are facing.
Maybe he struggles with the same habit as you.
Possibly God has given him the same kind of victory that God has given you.
Use specific examples from the text to characterize the person you choose.
Be specifically personal when relating that character to your own life.
2. Pick one place of trial and temptation from the narrative (Slough of Despond, Hill
of Difficulty, Valley of the Shadow of Death, etc.).
Use specific examples from the text to sketch this place.
Correlate this place to an actual difficulty of the Christian life in 2018.
Be specifically personal in relating this place of difficulty to the difficulties you
face.
3. Pick one haven of rest that Christian has encountered on his journey (such as the
Palace Beautiful or his friend Faithful).
Use specific examples from the text to sketch this place or person.
Compare this place to havens of rest or encouraging people that Christians in
2018 may find.

Be specifically personal in relating this place of rest to the places of rest God has
provided for you in your life (whether it be a person or a place).
4. Pick one character that has attempted to hinder Christian on his journey—
intentionally or unintentionally (Pliable, Worldly Wiseman, Apollyon, Talkative,
etc.).
Use specific examples from the text to sketch this character.
Compare this character to a person that a Christian in 2018 should look out for
and avoid at all costs.
Be specifically personal in relating this character to people you should beware of
in your own life.
5. Think back to Christian’s salvation experience.
Use specific examples from the text to describe his heart being convicted, his
journey to the cross, and his burdens being lifted by Jesus Christ.
Compare this salvation experience to how people get saved in 2018.
Be specifically personal in relating Christian’s salvation experience with your
own.
*Remember to watch your spelling, capitalization, and punctuation rules as you write.
*Use proper essay format (thesis, body, restatement of thesis).