Theme Of Morality In The Inferno

Fear is a fragile belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain or a threat, from the article The Science of Fear by Jules Oliviera. Morality is the principle concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior. Often times these two terms are thrown together, one depending on the other. In the book The Inferno there is a blurry connection between the two. As our hero descends through various levels of hell, there are threats in each one that seem to make him a little more astute. The question is often asked in religion and in literature classes does the threat of hell and judgment make someone more or less moral? In The Inferno we follow a man named Dante through many levels of hell, where he learns …show more content…
For the unbelievers when they see an old woman trying to cross the street it isn’t “I should probably help this old woman, or I’ll burn in a fiery pit of darkness forever and ever.” that goes through their minds, it’s “I should help this old woman, because it’s the right thing to do.” Goodness and kindness are both themes of being a moral human being. Despite having a different religion people do good because it’s their human nature not because their religion tells them to. Jennifer Goeman says in an excerpt of the article 666 Who’s going to Hell? “The believers and the unbelievers both have different views of Judgement Day. For some it’s burning and for others it doesn’t even exists. This isn’t what makes people decide between right and wrong, its human nature to do what is good.” The bible says in Genesis 8:21 that “The imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth.” Its human nature to be mischievous, its how we’ve been since children, and being good is a challenge, like running