... function by a perversion of nature. Dante's Inferno enables man to understand that the punishment of the soul is retributive justice assigned by God. By carefully assessing the pilgrim's journey through hell, man comes to realize that the appropriateness of the punishment is a reflection of the sin's effects upon the soul. This realization will help Dante overcome the nature of sin, which is that sin ... by a perversion of nature. Dante's Inferno enables man to understand that the punishment of the soul is retributive justice assigned by God. By carefully assessing the pilgrim's journey ...

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