The Inferno is definitely told in the First Person Point of View. By using this point of view Dante is
able to consistently describe the emotions his character (himself) is feeling
and the atrocious sights he sees in a way that sends chills down his reader’s
spine. If Dante were to use the Objective
point of view, The Inferno would
definitely not be the classic work that it is. The Limited Omniscient Point of View could have some degree of the
effectiveness that the First Person
Point of View does in that, it would let us know most of the same emotions
Dante feels as he progresses through his journey. Now if Dante used the Omniscient Point of View he could
possible achieve the same description and feelings, however, I believe that
Dante in choosing the First Person Point
of View unquestionably made his writing more vivid and relatable. Using it
surely gives us (readers) clues as to the purpose of the story, which is to
show man’s utter depravity and how it is to be punished according to Dante. The
Inferno also seems to be a metaphor for man’s journey through life. This idea
is much more effective when it is told from that “man’s”(First Person) point of view.
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