Dan’s answer to “Hi. Your book Inferno inspired me to read The Divine Comedy by Dante. In the 9th circle of Hell…” > Likes and Comments
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Fire is also often seen as transformative and cleansing, a renewal. Ice is suspension until it changes form, yet one can't change form while suspended in ice: the ultimate holding pattern, I should think, and "annoying as Hell!" Haha. My best two cent guess, anyway.
According to Quran's version, sinners in Hell shall be granted new skins when the older ones are burnt in fire and the cycle will continue.
am reading inferno now too and it inspired me to read The divine comedy too ! :)
In love with this book !
Maybe ice's clearness is supposed to represent the emptiness and futility of the people in hell?
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Jun 06, 2014 06:18AM
Fire is also often seen as transformative and cleansing, a renewal. Ice is suspension until it changes form, yet one can't change form while suspended in ice: the ultimate holding pattern, I should think, and "annoying as Hell!" Haha. My best two cent guess, anyway.
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According to Quran's version, sinners in Hell shall be granted new skins when the older ones are burnt in fire and the cycle will continue.
am reading inferno now too and it inspired me to read The divine comedy too ! :)In love with this book !
Maybe ice's clearness is supposed to represent the emptiness and futility of the people in hell?
