Beatrice and Virgil

Main Ideas

• Exploration of the nature of evil and cruelty through allegorical animal figures
• Parallels between the Holocaust and the suffering of animals
• The role of art and literature in understanding and conveying traumatic experiences
• Ethical questions related to memory and oblivion
• Challenges in communication and understanding between people
• The interplay between reality and fiction in the storytelling process
• Human moral responsibility towards other living beings