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[Tina Ngo UNR @UnrNgo]

Overall, I love Dante's style of writing. It's just so elegant and it flows well such as "standing above me, she who before--compassionate--had guided my steps along the riverbank" (Purgatorio 32). There's a nice mix of reality and metaphor @AnaMeji72809299

[Tina Ngo UNR @UnrNgo]

@MckercherCassie @KeelyEshenbaugh Yeah you're right. Now that I'm thinking of about it, emotion has never really been a huge part of our reading and if they were, it'd be shown as very extreme. I think Dante gets all the nuances and makes it realistic #ch1002 #divc0m

[Tina Ngo UNR @UnrNgo]

@B_A_Southworth I totally agree. It's his journey of finding himself and figuring life out and I think all of us can understand that to some extent #ch1002 #divc0m

[Tina Ngo UNR @UnrNgo]

I liked the description of love in cantos 18 of Inferno because it's so elegant and it seems like the idea of it back then can be applied to even modern times #ch1002 #divc0m

[Tina Ngo UNR @UnrNgo]

@CH201Celine I think having different levels really shows us the severity of actions. I used to think that hell was just a conglomerate of sins, but this system is almost more fair #ch1002 #divc0m

[Tina Ngo UNR @UnrNgo]

@RaiNooN Dante's version definitely shows us a different perspective and makes us realize how religion is not a clear cut idea but varies among everyone #ch1002 #divc0m

[Tina Ngo UNR @UnrNgo]

I noticed in cantos 3 of Inferno, there's still that idea of scaring people into being religious #ch1002 #divc0m

[Tina Ngo UNR @UnrNgo]

@hordentrue It's definitely a lot of trust to put into one person from centuries ago, but the texts serves more than just being "facts." We get to see how people thought and viewed things back then #mrcopolo #ch1002

[Tina Ngo UNR @UnrNgo]

@swim_nikkika19 I agree, you can see how genuinely intrigued he was and that makes it far more interesting for me to read #mrcopolo #ch1002

[Tina Ngo UNR @UnrNgo]

It's so interesting to see how much these travel narratives have changed. They've become more objective and realistic. Polo's accounts are so much easier to follow #mrcopolo #ch1002

[Tina Ngo UNR @UnrNgo]

@NiaBlack13 Maybe it's because when people don't understand something, they attempt to answer the questions themselves that leads them to totally far off misconceptions #ch1002 #mand3v1ll3

[Tina Ngo UNR @UnrNgo]

@michaeldouvill3 That's a very good point. It really shows how skewed and bias his own culture has made him #ch1002 #mand3v1ll3

[Tina Ngo UNR @UnrNgo]

Like Fadlan, #mand3v1ll3 is both intrigued yet critical about these encounters that he has with the other cultures #ch1002

[Tina Ngo UNR @UnrNgo]

@michaeldouvill3 I agree. And it's so interesting when we compare these perspectives back then to the ones now #ch1002 #mand3v1ll3

[Tina Ngo UNR @UnrNgo]

@RPch201 And since it's written from his perspective, we're going to be a little bias when we interpret it because we don't see the other side's view #ch1002 #mand3v1ll3

[Tina Ngo UNR @UnrNgo]

So are roses supposed to be a symbol of faith and redemption? #ch1002 #mand3v1ll3

[Tina Ngo UNR @UnrNgo]

@Christo00068372 You could definitely tell how critical and disgusted he was with them at certain points! #islmtrvl #ch1002

[Tina Ngo UNR @UnrNgo]

@MedievalRyan Yeah there was such a huge disconnect between people just because of wealth #islmtrvl #ch1002

[Tina Ngo UNR @UnrNgo]

It's so interesting and messed up to see how so much of society was centered around slave girls #islmtrvl #ch1002

[Tina Ngo UNR @UnrNgo]

@swim_nikkika19 It's even more strange and interesting when we consider these stories as somewhat a part of people's history #ch1002 #brutchron