The Inferno · Character
Job
Biblical figure invoked as a model of suffering and patience.
minor
First appearance: iii paradise regained
Job shows up with force in V: Purgatory. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The narrator reads the book of Job and finds comfort in the idea that suffering is a mark of divine confidence.
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In V: Purgatory: The narrator reads the book of Job and finds comfort in the idea that suffering is a mark of divine confidence. Later, in IX: Extracts from the Diary of a Damned Soul: Alluded to in the narrator's…
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Aftermath
- Closing
This excerpt is the dramatic climax because it reveals the narrator’s psychological peak of self-identificatio…
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