Jiang's reading is that Dante cares about the shadow because it guarantees more admirers, autographs, and fame rather than progress toward Beatrice, God, or heaven.
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"...a shadow is cast? He's going to be mauled by his fans again, right? You understand? So that's what makes him excited. Not Beatrice,..."
"...and we we discussed yesterday I might have like 10 million fans they're gonna pray for me for all of eternity when I'm on..."
"...better than god this guy's like too much of a super fan dante please don't leak it yes but dante's eyes are so like..."
"...i'm virgil and so i was wow man i'm your biggest fan and then sudol bows before virgil and virgil's ecstatic now sadius is..."
"...second like the bank came to dante like i'm your biggest fan of all time and he's like well you married my one true..."
"that you're my fan or upset yeah yeah it's just human nature okay and that's why the line comedy is something that resonates with..."
"...shades he'd rather just like be adored and adulated by his fans he's not actually doing"
"...a lot where don is slowing down because he wants the fans to come adore him okay he wants that everlasting fame and where's..."
"...day with all their heart and soul yeah i mean your fans might now and then say oh you know let's give a prayer..."
"Yes, because he's left his fans behind, but he's happy that he had fans."
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"...lead me into the Kung Fu universe because I'm a big fan of Bruce Lee and Kung Fu and philosophy, and I could see..."
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