Analysis Of Dante s Inferno, There Are Nine Circles Of Hell

In Dante’s Inferno, there are nine circles of Hell. Dante goes through all nine circles, with his guide, Virgil, in hopes that he will make it to Heaven. In this Hell there are only four circles. This Hell is also called High School and the ultimate goal here is to go to Heaven, also called College. The four circles of High School include: the Regular students, the Honor students, the Artistic students, and the Athletic students. None of the groups are worse than the others, or lower down in High School. They are all on the same level, but they are separated into different groups. The person going through all four circles of High School is Freshman, Lilly Claire. Her guide through all of this is her big sister, Ainsley. As Lilly Claire†¦show more content†¦The second group of students are the Honor students. They make straight A’s on all assignments and they never have to study because they were born smart. Included in the Honors circle, are also the AP student s, who are also very smart, and these two sections are what make the Honors circle bigger than the Regulars. Along with the Regulars, the Honors and AP also have a lot of work, but not as a punishment. The Honors students are in harder classes, which is why they receive more work. It is to help expand their range of knowledge. The punishment the Honors get for being in High School is not getting straight A’s. Any assignment they are given they end up failing. While Lilly Claire goes through this circle, she begins to get scared. She does not like all of the harder classes and the work load that is being given by the teachers. As Lilly Claire and Ainsley walk through the group of students, Ainsley reminds Lilly Claire, although it is harder, College likes to see all of the hard classes students takes. College likes to see how the students challenge themselves. But what College do not like is bad grades. Which also scares Lilly Claire. She is scared that if she takes honors cla sses then she will fail and not get to go to College, which is the ultimate goal. As they continue walking, Ainsley comforts her by telling her she does not have to make a decision yet. Knowing thatShow MoreRelatedDante s Inferno : The Inferno1704 Words   |  7 Pages Dante Inferno Ellen Dukes Professor Reynolds December 4, 2015 Dante s Inferno The book Dante s Inferno or is commonly known as Dante s Hell dwells in many issues that are true in today society and is entertaining and thought provocative to the reader. This book shows that Dante’s life, as strange and different as it reads, is no more different than many people’s lives today. The expeditions that Dante takes after he is lost and confused in the gloomy forest and on his way met by VirgilRead MoreEssay about Sin and Virtue in the works of Freud and Dante1657 Words   |  7 Pagesforgiveness for his sins, the common belief is that he will be sent to Hell upon death, spending an eternity in damnation. But how does this affect life on Earth? It seems that the individual harbors an internal battle between acting on instinctual desires and what is deemed right or wrong according to God. This self-war creates a sense of guilt. Guilt and sin are closely related to one another in terms of Sigmund Freuds analysis of religion in civilization and can be furt her compared to Dantes account