Truthfully, these past few weeks has been informative. With the knowledge that I’ve learned, I feel as though my mind is ready to tackle these texts. There is so much to learn from the Divine Comedy. Sadly, the few weeks of classes were not enough to fully experience the whole journey with Dante. Now my time and energy is on focusing my final paper. I feel confident in translating my ideas and thoughts about the text into paper.

I’ve remembered all those past posts and those nights where I had no idea how to interpret or even understand the reading. Yet somehow, I managed. All these observations and theories from our class discussion has help me better understand Dante’s intention. My most memorable post was when we were assigned to analyze paintings and statues in the MET. What was most striking for me was the statue Ugolino and his sons. I know the symbolic meaning behind his sons grabbing his legs in concern for his well being, but Ugolino’s face is menacing and haunting. It feels like it is looming over you, judging you for actions you aren’t aware of. Anyways, I was spellbound by his enraged face. I look forward to find more art that incorporates fear and rage. Which is great, for this is the kind of theme i’m working on for my final paper.

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