Jiang says the giant scene is the first time the lecture encounters a non-human being punished in Inferno, and the striking feature of that punishment is the giant's apathy rather than fear.
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Apathy
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"So if you really want to understand Dante, then you need to do a lot more research into the occult. That's point one. Point..."
"...being punished. And the entire scene is like, this is complete apathy. And Virgil says, oh, you're so arrogant. What's the message here? Yes?"
"...but it's like sighing and melancholizing and groaning and despair and apathy. Okay? So you can hear the music, but it's one of hell...."
"...inequality, massive debt in China. And this has led to tremendous apathy among young people because there's actually no chance for a young person..."
"...people that this war is pointless, it's unwinnable, and just so apathy and discontent in the American mind. So, I mean, I don't know..."
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