In Dante's Inferno, hell is described as a place full of torture and hopelessness. Within the circular body of hell, each level contained unique punishments for various types of sin. The further Dante descended into hell, the worse the punishments became. Due to the time period in which Dante wrote the Inferno, only the individuals of that time, along with their respective sins, are addressed. If Dante had written the Inferno in today's modern world, many interpretations and degrees of punishment for certain sins would have changed. As a result, many individuals in recent history would have deservedly been addressed.
One group of people, who would have undoubtedly been included, were the racists. Even though Dante refers to the sin of hatred for mankind and God, there is no specific reference to the hatred that
In conclusion, racism is a sin that would have been included in Dante's Inferno, if it had been written in our society. Because of the atrocious crimes attributed to this sin, one level of hell should be dedicated to the torment of racists. A reoccurring theme in the Inferno is that all sin is punished with an appropriate, almost ironic, judgement. As a result, an appropriate punishment would be the issued (as mentioned before) to the detrimental sin of bigotry. The reason that racism is not directly addressed was that, during Dante's period, certain sins were considered more detrimental to humanity (such as betrayal and gluttony). This was exemplified throughout the story, as he addressed famous individuals who were guilty of these specific sins. Nevertheless, it is fair to conclude that if the Inferno was writte
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