History Literature / ThePilgrimsProgress

* AttemptedRape: Nearly happens to Christiana and Mercy in the second part buy two vagabonds, but they're stopped by Greatheart.

** In 2019 a computer animated film adaptation titled ''The Pilgrim's Progress'' was released and featured the voice of John Rhys-Davies.

** in the 1979 Ken Anderson film ''Christiana'', Christian and Christiana only have three children, [[ABoyAGirlAndABabyFamily two boys and a girl]], instead of four sons.

* AttepmtedRape: Nearly happens to Christiana and Mercy in the second part buy two vagabonds, but they're stopped by Greatheart.

* BreakThemByTalking: Defied. The character Shame attempts this on Faithful to get him off the path, but Faithful refuses to be swayed by his vicious shaming language. Apollyon also tries this on Christian, but Christian stands fast.

''The Pilgrim's Progress'' (full title: ''[[OverlyLongTitle The Pilgrim's Progress From This World, To That Which Is to Come: Delivered under the Similtude of a Dream, Wherein is Discovered, the manner of his setting out, His Dangerous Journey, and safe arrival at the Desired Country]]'') is an allegorical work by John Bunyan, first published in 1678. It was written during Bunyan's terms in prison for holding worship services outside the auspices of the official Church of England.

%%* YellowBrickRoad: Stick to the straight and narrow. [[ShortCutsMakeLongDelays That easier thing is not easier.]]

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%%* WorldOfSymbolism: {{Justified}} by an AllJustADream opening.

* KangarooCourt: Christian and Faithful are put through one of these in Vanity Fair. This ends with them both being sentenced to death and [[spoiler: the torture and execution of Faithful. After that Christian escapes]].

* KnightTemplar: Moses is depicted as a harsh and violent judge who tries to kill Faithful for his momentarily weakness. (Yes, ''[[Literature/TheBible that Moses]]''. He's meant to represent the Law, i.e. it can only condemn people for disobedience, but can't actually bring salvation, since knowing the law doesn't give people the power to obey).

* CrapsaccharineWorld: The town where the Vanity Fair occurs.

* KnightTemplar: Moses is depicted as a harsh and violent judge who tries to kill Christian for his momentarily weakness. (Yes, ''[[Literature/TheBible that Moses]]''. He's meant to represent the Law, i.e. it can only condemn people for disobedience, but can't actually bring salvation, since knowing the law doesn't give people the power to obey).

* ManipulativeBastard: Every demon in the story, a notable example is the ones in the Valley of the Shadow of Death. The Flatter also qualifies.

* {{Mordor}}: The Valley of the Shadow of Death is portrayed as this, fitting as it contains several entrances to hell. [[OlderThanTheyThink It also predates the Trope Namer by over three centuries]].

* KangarooCourt: Christian and Faithful are put through one of these in Vanity Fair. This ends with them both being sentenced to death and [[spoiler: the torture and execution of Faithful, after that Christian escapes]].

* KnightTemplar: Moses is depicted as a harsh and violent judge who tries to kill Christian for his momentarily weakness. (Yes, ''[[Literature/TheBible that Moses]]. He's meant to represent the Law, i.e. it can only condemn people for disobedience, but can't actually bring salvation, since knowing the law doesn't give people the power to obey).

* KnightTemplar: Moses is depicted as a harsh and violent judge who tries to kill Christian for his momentarily weakness. (Yes, ''[[Literature/TheBible that]]'' [[Literature/TheBible Moses]]. He's meant to represent the Law, i.e. it can only condemn people for disobedience, but can't actually bring salvation, since knowing the law doesn't give people the power to obey).

* ManipulativeBastard: Every demon in the story, a notable example is the ones in the Valley of the Shadow of Death.

* DespairEventHorizon: Giant Despair, and his wife Dividence, capture unsuspecting pilgrims and torture them to the point of [[DrivenToSuicide suicide]].

* {{Mordor}}: The Valley of the Shadow of Death is portrayed as this, fitting as it contains several entrances to hell and [[OlderThanTheyThink predates the Trope Namer by over three centuries]].

* ValuesResonance: The second part of Pilgrim's Progress; the story of Christian's wife and children has them take up arms and help people including the mentally-challenged. This affirms that God is available for all and women, children and the mentally challenged can be brave pilgrims as well. This was written in the 17th century, when society had values deviating form God such as throwing the mentally challenged in a BedlamHouse, and most women were expected to StayInTheKitchen or make babies.

%%* HangingJudge: Lord Hategood.

%%* StayOnThePath: You'd think the characters would figure this out after the first few horrible events directly resulted from wandering away, but no...
%%** The author would probably say that you would think people would figure that out in RealLife but they don't and [[AnAesop that is the point]].

%%* TownWithADarkSecret: A number of such towns.

* IntergenerationalFriendship: In the second part, Christiana begins her own journey to Celestial City, bringing her four children and her friend/neighbour, Mercy. Mercy is described as a maiden much younger than Christiana, and would later marry Christiana's eldest son.

* KnightTemplar: Moses is depicted as a harsh and violent judge who tries to kill Christian for his momentarily weakness. (Yes, ''[[Literature/TheBible that]]'' [[Literature/TheBible Moses]]. He's meant to represent the Law, i.e. it can only condemn people for disobedience, but can't actually bring salvation, since knowing the law doesn't give people the power to obey them)