With Obstinate, Pliable tries to force Christian to return to the City of Destruction, but unlike Obstinate, Pliable is moved by Christian’s description of Heaven and travels with him for a short distance. However, after getting stuck in the Slough of Despond, Pliable decides the journey will be too unpleasant and returns home.
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Pliable Character Timeline in The Pilgrim’s Progress
The timeline below shows where the character Pliable appears in The Pilgrim’s Progress. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part 1: The Slough of Despond
Two neighbors, Obstinate and Pliable, decide to force the man to return. The man—now called Christian—tries to persuade the two...
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Christian and Pliable continue on their way, and Pliable asks Christian to tell him more about where they’re...
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While crossing a plain, Christian and Pliable suddenly fall into a miry bog. This place is called the Slough of Despond. They...
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Part 1: Christian and Faithful
...about the City of Destruction and the rumors that circulated about Christian; they also discuss Pliable and the town’s scorn for him after he turned back from following Christian.
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