Comparing A Christmas Carol And Dante's Divine Comedy

Dante Alighieri and Charles Dickens are both well known authors from completely different regions and time periods yet there are many parallels between the two authors and their literature. A Christmas Carol and Dante’s Divine Comedy share many similarities and differences. Each novel is based around a central christian holiday, has a flawed main character encouraged to better themselves, and both manifest a tripartite structure. The greatest differences between the author’s and the literature are the time period, and the author’s personal lives. These are just a few examples of a how a Christmas Carol and Dante’s Inferno compare and contrast to one another. Dante’s Divine Comedy begins on Good Friday and ends on Easter Sunday while a Christmas
Dante Alighieri was an Italian poet, theorist, and political specialist. He came from a long family line of politicians and was considered to be a part of the upper class. In contrast, Charles Dickens was an English writer and literary critic who came from a poor childhood with seven other siblings. His family moved to a small poor neighborhood outside of London called Camden Town when Charles was ten. This is where A Christmas Carol is believed to take place and Charles DIckens writing coincidentally began around the age of ten. These two incredible authors had completely different personal lives yet still have numerous parallels throughout their writing. Although five centuraries seperate these two works of literature, they were both inspired by hardships. During the early 1800’s Charles Dickens family struggled throughout the industrial revolution and his father was sent to jail in 1824 for excessive debt. In opposition, Dante Alighieri lived in Florence Italy and eventually married a woman chosen for him by his family because of political affiliation, but Dante had always had a deep love for a woman named Beatrice. Beatrice passed away from unknown causes which spun young Dante into depression - Three