Dante's InfernoDante's poem is the first-person account of his journey through the depths of Hell. After his exile from Florence in 1302, he spends his life traveling through a perpetual Hell and recounts his realizations about society in his writings. Dante explains his vision of Hell in full, giving the reader an idea of ​​the varying degrees of sin and punishment present there. He points out how the sins get worse as he descends deeper into Hell; the worst sinners are downward. By witnessing the punishments and directly confronting the sinners, he tries to discover what he must do to resolve his sins and get back on the right path. Just like the Dante of the story, the author must redeem himself in order to return from exile. The book has very similar ties to Dante's personal life and ideals. When Dante comes out of the dark woods, he decides to climb a mountain. This could refer to the fact that Dante has just come out of a very dark part of his life, perhaps because the love of his life recently died. However, now he is trying to overcome his pain, but it is as big as a mountain. While he is climbing this mountain, he meets a lion, a leopard and a she-wolf. The lion is the sin of pride, the leopard is lust, and the wolf is greed or avarice. It is precisely the sins and regrets that he cannot overcome. They represent three of the seven deadly sins according to the teachings of the Church. He seeks atonement and would like to overcome the mountain in front of him, but his heart is too weak and he can't climb the mountain. As Dante travels to Hell, he notes that: “The heavens, so that their beauty may not be diminished, have driven them away, nor will the deep Hell welcome them” (Canto III). He might try to say that Heaven... middle of paper... ngel before defying God and being renamed Satan. He is depicted with three heads and six wings with the lower half permanently frozen in place. Sayers observes, “Satan is powerless, ignorant, and hateful, in contrast to the omnipotent, omniscient, and loving nature of God.” (Canto XXXIV). Dante learns to come to terms with his previous sins and lets the past be what it is. After experiencing Hell first hand, he has no intention of returning. So he decides to live a much more righteous life. He curses the people in Hell and says he can be better than them, but he also realizes that this is his pride coming out into the open. He knows this is a shame, but decides he has to live with it for now and will deal with it later. He emerges from Hell with a new way of approaching life and facing the demons of his past. He has overcome his internal struggle and will hold his head high under the stars of hope.