Prologue Addition

1. Tater my dog, my love, my puppy dog.
2. Thought you were sweet but you're a wild hog
3. He crawled around just like a baby does.
4. He was a quite dog, oh yes he was.
5. The puppy turned into a kangaroo.
6. Old days he used to stick to me like glue,
7.  As days went by, he became more settled.
8.His barks were as loud as a steaming kettle.
9. He was so innocent before he turned,
10. Tater my dog, my love, you need to learn!

Picture on Phone

"Mom, Dad! Can we keep him?  He is just the cutest thing ever!" I say to say to my parents.  "I promise you I will take him out every morning and night!"  "Okay, let us talk about his first," my parents told me.  I rushed to the kitchen from the living room to check on the puppy.  Annie, my neighbor was holding the little puppy.  "Remember Allison we are only fostering him for a day, and then we are taking him back.  I hope you guys can decide soon!  He is probably going to be adopted tomorrow if he goes back" Annie said.  "Well, we need to work on the board" Ariana said to me.  "We need to get this done!"   "But look at his hazel eyes!  They're beautiful!" I said. 

"Allison come here" my dad shouted from the living room.  I rushed to find my parents, both smiling.  "We can keep him!" my mom shouted with excitement.  "Yea!", I screamed on the top of my lungs. 

Later that night, Ariana and I finished the project we were assigned in English class.  The puppy sat right next to me the whole time.  He was frightened that he was going to be abandoned again.  I picked him up and his tail started wagging.  "This is the first time he has done that, Allison!" Ariana said.

"Okay, pup,  it's time to sleep," I said.  The dog smiled at me.  I went to my room and plopped him on my bed.  He went to the corner of the bed and curled up.  He fell right to sleep.  "Oh my gosh, you're so cute!" I told the pup.  "Do you think he will be okay for the night?" Ariana asked.  "I hope so, I hope he doesn't have an accident in my bed!" I said to Ariana.  We all went to sleep. 

In the morning, I woke up to a happy puppy, wagging his tail at me.  I smiled at him and said, "you're finally home!"  The pup came up to me and started licking my face.  His tongue was so tiny, like his six pound body.

"Ariana, look how cute he is!  His hair looks so wirey!  I love it!" I say to Ariana.  "And he gives you the cutest puppy eyes! I have never seen you so excited before!" Ariana told me.  "I have finally got the dog of my dreams!" I told her. 

I took my phone out and took pictures of the pup.  He looked right at the camera.  It kind of seemed that he like getting his picture taken and his new home.   

Riddle

1. Just like gears turning and turning
2. Rubber runs over rocks and roads
3. Turning which direction the path goes
4. Listening to the roar that comes from the hood
5. Watching the world go by so fast when you look outside.
6. Trees and your surroundings turn to a blur
7. Wind blowing through your hair.
8. Pounding at your skin.
9. Looking up and seeing the clouds move so fast
10. Screeching coming from the ground when you suddenly stop.
11. What am I?

Guide Through Hell

I would pick my grandpa to guide me through hell because he was so wise and caring.  He would show me all of the horrible things and convince me to keep going like I am.  He always wanted the best for me an he could change anyone's bad ideas and thoughts into good.  My grandpa inspired my dad to go after his dreams and to become a good man.  He was a wonderful man and he would probably be helping me throughout the entire journey.

Virgil was Dante's choice because he was not a bad guy, he just died at the wrong time.  He would try to convince Dante because he would not want him to go through what he is going through.

Casting Canterbury tales

Inferno Canto Guide 7

La Divina Comedia: Inferno

Canto VII

By Allison Tucker

Summary:

As Dante and Virgil continued on their journey in hell on the fourth circle, they came upon a demon named Plutus. Virgil calms the demon and proceeded on. There was a ditch within the fourth circle. Within the ditch, there were two groups of tortured souls.  These souls were called the wasters and the hoarders. Both groups were forced to push weights around in a semi-circle until they rammed into each other. Then they turned the opposite way and started again. Virgil explained to Dante that these dead souls were condemned to hell for not following Fortune’s wishes. “For all the gold that is under the moon and that ever was could not give rest to even one of these weary souls” (Dante 115).

Dante was still thinking about Virgil’s explanation as they continued to the fifth circle. The muddy river Styx was the border between the fourth and fifth circle. There they witnessed people who were covered with mud, biting and hitting each other. “So we wound about a large arc of the filthy swamp, between the dry bank and the wetness, our eyes turned on those who swallowed mud” (Dante 119). These souls were called the Wrathful. Their punishment was being submerged in the mud for eternity.  They also came across the Sullen who were those who complained about everything.

Sins of this Canto:

The sins of this Canto are greed, wastefulness, self-pity and anger. All of these sins are thought to come from the Bible. Greed is “the root of all evil” (1 Timothy 6:10).

Punishment/Cantrapasso:

As we read in the book, the two groups of souls, the Wasteful and the Hoarders, had to continually push weights around in a semi-circle until they smashed into each other and then go the other way.  All of the sinners were people of God that were supposed to be pure but had fallen to selfishness.

For the fifth circle, the punishment was to live forever in the black mud and to be buried where no one can hear you. This was because you lived a cruel and hateful life.

Important Characters:

The Hoarders	Were mainly dishonest priests and religious men who didn’t share their goods with those less fortunate than they were.
The Wasters	Wasteful with their worldly goods.
“Fortune”	A person’s true nature: either giving or greedy.
The Wrathful	Were the souls of people who were filled with anger their entire life.
Sullen	Muttered, sulked, bad tempered. Choked on mud

Plutus

A demon that guarded the fourth circle of hell.

Important Quote:

-“A general minister and leader who would transfer to time to time the empty goods from one people to another, from one family to another, beyond any human wisdom’s power to prevent “(Dante 117). ß Fortune

Multiple Choice Questions:

1.     Who was the demon that Virgil and Dante came across?

a.     Pluto

b.     Plootes

c.     Plutus

2.     What did the dead souls push around?

a.     Rocks

b.     Weights

c.     Bodies

3.     Who were the dead souls mentioned in question two?

a.     Hoarders

b.     Wasters

c.     Prodigal

d.     Both b and c

4.     What did Dante see when he first entered circle four?

a.     A hill

b.     A ditch

c.     Satan

5.     What did the Wasters do to be in hell?

a.     They stole

b.     They were careless and spendthrift

c.     They hoarded

6.     What shape did the two souls make when they pushed the weights around?

a.     A square

b.     A circle

c.     A semi-circle

7.     What was the river called that bordered the fifth circle?

a.     Styx

b.     Sullen

c.     Strex

8.      In the fifth circle, what was their punishment?

a.     Being submerged in the mud

b.     Forced to eat mud

c.     Mud was being thrown at them

9.     What does Sullen mean?

a.     Dishonest

b.     Bad tempered

c.     Disloyal

10.  What is the fourth circle called?

a.     The gluttonous

b.     The wrathful

c.     The hoarders and the spendthrifts

Higher Order Thinking Questions:

1.    What is the significance of the Hoarders and the Wasters clashing into each other? Why do you think they were forced to do so?

2.    What is the significance of Fortune in the fourth circle? Why is Fortune related to both groups?

3.    Why do you think the souls in the fifth circle were punished with mud?

Take your notes here!

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Dante, Alighieri, Robert M. Durling, and Roland L. Martinez. The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri. New York: Oxford UP, 1996. Print.