What is the symbolism of Ransom's heel wound?

Question

In *Perelandra*, the second book of CS Lewis's planets trilogy, the protagonist Ransom is wounded in the heel by the Un-Man/Weston. We learn in the third book, *That Hideous Strength*, that the wound never really heals. **What is the symbolism behind this wound?** Since there's so much hidden religious significance in the series and Lewis's works in general, I'm sure there's more to this than meets the eye: either the simple fact of the wound itself, how he got it, or maybe its precise placing in his heel.

Answer 1

In Genesis 3:15, God says to Eve, "I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.” I read Ransom's wounded heal as a reminder of the fall.