Question

According to the article, why does Dante's story still have a powerful effect on its readers hundreds of years after its creation?
A. Because its characterization of Satan matches the modern idea of Satan
B. Because it contains beliefs of the Catholic Church, which still exists today
C. Because it deals with the human struggle with good and evil found within every person, which is still a struggle today
D. Because its poetic form is still used widely among today's poets

Answer 1

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Another option is. Because people still wonder about the afterlife even today.

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Answer 2

The correct answer is letter C. Dante's Inferno still has a powerful effect to readers because it deals with the human struggle with good and evil found within every person, which is still a struggle today. The book depicts different stages of hell and with these stages suffers different types of people. In this case, the author Dante cited examples of popular men and women from different era who failed in overcoming evil. They were not able to resist temptations therefore committed different sins. Sins that are still committed by the modern era and in the story these people where punished differently according to the stages of hell they are in.