Comparing Dante's Inferno And A Christmas Carol

The best way to get the biggest adrenaline rush out of life is by taking adventures. Adventures come along almost everyday without our knowledge because we fail to notice them sometimes. Lots of memories can be made and shared with others after taking just one adventure, which is why they are so precious and should never be overlooked. Not only does a person experience something new after pursuing the escapade, but there is always a lesson to be learned after every adventure as well. It is good to remember that some adventures may not turn out the way you expected them to before you began pursuing such activities. In Dante’s Inferno, Dante may not have enjoyed the adventure he took through the nine circles of hell, but it was still an activity he never experienced before. After reading Inferno, I decided to compare and contrast the text with Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. …show more content…
Both characters take very spooky adventures in their stories. Dante explores the nine circles of hell, while Scrooge visits certain moments of Christmas with the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and yet to come. Also, both characters were hesitant at first, but then reluctantly decide to go on their trips. After Dante’s adventure, he does not seem to go through any attitude changes, in contrast to Scrooge, who becomes more generous and caring after his experience. Traveling through hell was a first for Dante, unlike Scrooge, who had already experienced a moment he visited with one of the ghost. When Scrooge goes with ghost of Christmas past, they go to time when he was a young boy during Christmas, which he had seen before because he already live through