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I'm Sorry, Led Zeppelin, But There's No Stairway To Heaven....-Brooke Hutcheson

     As a Christian, I find Dante's writing eye-opening. Dante's interpretation of Hell is interesting since everything has a deeper allegorical meaning; he really thinks about the things which we do not like to think about-- unbelievers burning in Hell for eternity. I believe human nature makes us steer away from the negative and only look or think about the positive. For example, when someone has to tell us about a certain scenario with good news and bad news, most people choose to hear the bad news first and the positive news second. 

    Why are we like this? Sometimes, I think we need to talk about the bad subjects in life. I feel like the only way to change issues in society is by speaking up and by striving to change. I am sure Dante knew he would have many naysayers against him, but he also knew he would have many people who wanted change in their culture. 

    I believe The Inferno is meant to bring conviction to Christians to evangelize to nonbelievers, because their future depends on us. In Bible class in high school, my Bible teacher played this video called "Letter From Hell." The video is about a guy who goes to Hell and writes a letter to his friend who was a believer. In the letter, the guy in Hell blames his friend (the believer) for not telling him about Jesus. I do not know about you, but that is truly convicting to me. 

I commented on Hailey Morgan and Jamie Peters's posts. 

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  1. Hailey MorganMarch 11, 2021 at 5:53 PM

    I really enjoy this take-away as it is something that I have never thought about before. This will be my second time reading Inferno and, just like last time, I easily became caught-up in the overall journey. Never before have I paused and taken a moment to see the bigger picture of what Dante's intentions could have been.

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  2. Madalyn DillardMarch 13, 2021 at 8:53 AM

    I remember the Letter from Hell was terrifying to me anyways. https://youtu.be/JXPDa_CGjTE
    If you haven’t seen it and want to see it, I posted the link above. It is terrifying, but for some reason I do not get the same feeling while reading the Inferno. Maybe I get caught up in the story like Hailey. Although, I do think I should start reading it with more conviction.

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