ITALIAN 42A Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: One Story, 6 Years, Dominican Order
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Alibech, 14 (an age where women would get married), is seeking to serve god. She thinks that the best place to do this is in the desert. She walks through the desert and meets a couple of hermits. She asks to stay with them to learn how to serve god but they say no thanks because they think it"s too tempting for her to stay there. Metaphor he uses to deceive alibech: the best way to serve god is to put the devil (male organ) back in hell (female organ) Alibech decides she likes serving god a lot. Rustico can"t keep up and alibech complains. No, because she doesn"t understand the consequences. But even though she doesn"t fully get it, she is still expressing desire. Pornography is literally writing of the prostitute . Main sin: pride (considering yourself higher than you really are) Clearly overestimates his ability to resist temptation.
