Both Uses of
naive
in
The Screwtape Letters
- Even of his sins the Enemy does not want him to think too much: once they are repented, the sooner the man turns his attention outward, the better the Enemy is pleased, Your affectionate uncle SCREWTAPE XV MY DEAR WORMWOOD, I had noticed, of course, that the humans were having a lull in their European war—what they naively call "The War"!†
Chpt 15 *
- Now the element of ignorance and naivety in all this is so large, and the element of spiritual pride so small, that it gives us little hope of the girl herself.†
Chpt 24
Definition:
lacking experience or sophistication, and the understanding that comes from them -- often too trusting or optimistic