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Broken Hearts - Addison Zanda

 I don't know why, but what really caught my attention was in Canto 3 when he first entered hell. In Canto 3 he writes, "There sighs and moans and utter wailing swept resounding through the dark and starless air. I heard them for the first time, and I wept." At the beginning of the book, he gave what I thought was a visual description of his Christian walk. I could have completely misinterpreted what it was meaning, but that's what I understood it as. During this visual, he talks about how he wondered so far off the "straight and true." What I thought was most interesting throughout thus whole sequence of events was the he wept for those souls wailing and screaming. Now, Dante doesn't strike me as the type that would cry over everything, but even then, he was weeping. If he had wandered so far off the path, then why did he weep for those lost souls? Maybe because they were tormented and he thought he might end up there as well? Or maybe it broke his heart that people chose to be apart of something like that. I think everyone has a choice, to follow Christ or to not follow Christ, and those who choose the latter go to Hell. I also believe it is appropriate for believers to weep over those who do go to Hell. It should break our hearts to the point that we should have a desire to do something about it. 

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  1. Caroline TuckerMarch 15, 2021 at 11:27 PM

    I never realized this before but what lead Dante to see hell was because he left the “straight and narrow”. This might have been what you were saying but I find the visual and symbolistic reference very intriguing. The way to which lead him to hell was leaving the path to God. It is a great reminder to stay true to God and His way and will.

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  2. ClaboMarch 15, 2021 at 11:52 PM

    I definitely agree man. I think one reason that he cried for the people in hell is because he knows the amount torment they are going to go through eternally. Another possible reason he could be wailing for them is because of him still being alive and seeing the amount of suffering they are going through because of choices in their lives. Maybe he feels sorry for them, but also is remorseful of the things he has done and the state he has allowed himself to have gotten to.

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