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The Inferno · Character

Christ

The suffering redeemer against whom the narrator measures his own trials, wondering whether God is Science Itself or only the Punisher of unknown sins.

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First appearance: the inferno

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In III: Paradise Regained: Compared unfavorably to Buddha; Christ avoids worldly joys while Buddha renounces them from a position of…

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Story tension across the book.

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  • Setup
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This excerpt is the dramatic climax because it reveals the narrator’s psychological peak of self-identificatio…

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