Men without chests

CS Lewis sets up a situation where the man consists of three parts, the head, the chest, and the belly. The head represents the reason of man and his ability to think logically. The belly represents the instinctual desires, such as eating. The chest is the go between of these two. It is what helps us use our instinctual desires and reason at the same time. CS Lewis describes a school book that takes certian authors sayings and describes them as emotional descriptions. He states that in essence they are taking away the connection between the reason and emotion. He states that they make them two completely seperate ways of thinking. They disregard one and then go to the other. CS Lewis thinks that we need both. In order for us to use each wisely we need to use them at the same time. He states that this book creates men without chests. These men cannot use reason and emotion. They use one without the other, and the other is disregarded. This, CS Lewis states, is the first step towards the abolition of man. This severed connection between the reason of man and the emotions of man can only lead to problems. CS Lewis states that we need to use both in order to be effective.