"Inferno" and "Night"

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This paper discusses how Dante's "Inferno" and Elie Wiesel's "Night" might seem like two disparate pieces of literature, but the author finds that three main themes unify them. The paper shows how both the characters undergo a long, arduous journey, as told in the first person. The narrations also tell of how they persevered through these hard times. Finally, they tell of how it wasn't necessarily what they did that led to their journey; it was what they didn't do.

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"Night by Elie Wiesel and Inferno by Dante Aligheri can both be described as a journey through Hell. In their own ways, these two pieces of literature involve the main character's trials and tribulations as they go through an unforeseen situation and how their perseverance ultimately leads them away from certain damnation. The further along they progress, there are many factors that would make the average person succumb to their own fate, but they remain faithful that they will make their way through. The three foremost parallels in Night and Inferno are the main characters journey through hell, the repercussions of not being proactive, and how determination is chief in the quest for freedom."

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