Sahara Canovali

Miss Skirtich
3 April 2016
English 10: World Literature

Inferno Layers
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Gossipers and Drama Starters

Rumor Spreaders
Liars
Heart Breakers
Chain Smokers
Drunk Drivers
Kidnappers
Psychopathic Stalkers
Serial Killers/Murderers

Introduction: Saharas Inferno

Welcome to Saharas Inferno. One who reads this will travel through the 9 Circles
of Hell based off of my distinct opinion towards these sins. Within these 9 Circles
consists sinners whose actions have been repeated numerous times in their life.
Now, they are perpetually stuck in these layers with punishments that are reflected
off of their sins. In Hell, these circles are placed in a specific order based off of
the amount of darkness that lies within the sin. The darker the sin, the deeper it
lies in Hell. The deeper the layer, the worse the punishment is.
1.) Circle One: The Gossipers and Drama Starters
In this layer are the Gossipers. Their sobs echo through the entire setting. The
ground walked on is very slimy. The sinners walk on the slimy ground in circles
but constantly slip and fall on their backs, landing on knives. The sinners we find
in this layer are the common teenagers. Teenagers tend to involve themselves with
drama and other peoples lives when its not appropriate, nor their business. These
sinners backstabbed their friends with information that was once trusted onto
them. They gossiped about them and got more involved with others lives than
they were originally involved. The main sinner we see in this layer is an old friend
of mine, Meghan. During her time on earth, she tended to get involved with
drama that was more than necessary. When she would get mad at a friend or even
an acquaintance, and she knew specific things about the person, she would tell
other people those private secrets. She stabbed a few close friends of hers by her

actions. Now, her punishment in Hell is perpetually walking in circles on the

slimy slippery ground and falling on her back, landing on knives.
2.) Circle Two: Rumor Starters
In this layer lay the Rumor Starters. The stench of sour and spoiled milk reeks
throughout the entire layer. Based on the amount and darkness of the rumors that
were spread, leprosy spreads through the sinners decaying bodies. The stench of
spoiled and sour milk represents the rumors that they created that stink horribly.
Theyre punished with leprosy because leprosy spreads very quickly throughout
the body and they will start to decay. On earth, the humans whom they spread
rumors about, allowed their reputation to decay after spreading very smelly
rumors. A sinner that is accompanied here is Adolf Hitler. He made a whole nation
think that Jews were horrible people and they had less importance so he had them
killed. Now, he is perpetually punished with leprosy and his body decays slowly
and painfully while his nose is filled with the stench of spoiled and sour milk.
3.) Circle 3: Liars
In this layer lay the Liars. The setting is similar to a desert. It is very humid and
the ground is made up of burning sand. These sinners are perpetually punished
with Dj vu. Their minds are lying to them and convincing them that an Oasis is
near them to quench their thirst and to cool them off but they can never reach the
Oasis. The farther the sinners walk towards the Oasis, the farther away the
Oasis seems. The sinners are walking towards their own lie. During their time
on earth, they lied to people on a daily basis. They did not take the others feelings
into consideration. Now, they are being lied to for eternity, thinking they will
reach the Oasis. The sinner we see is the character Jim Carey plays in the movie
Liar Liar. The character that he plays is a liar and he lies to people for a living.
Due to his actions, the character is in Hell and is perpetually punished.
4.) Circle 4: The Heartbreakers
In this layer lay the Heartbreakers. Within the layer consists of thunderstorms and
the ground the sinners walk on is made of very thin and extremely breakable
glass. The sinners are harming themselves by opening up their chests, ripping out
their heart, and destroying it. The glass that they walk on represents the peoples
hearts they broke. When the sinners walk on the glass, they immediately break it
and the glass turns into many broken pieces and stabs their feet, causing them
pain and to bleed. On earth, these sinners, in relationships or otherwise, broke and
stabbed peoples hearts, causing them pain. Thunderstorms can be very pleasing,
but in this case, they are very depressing. The victims of these heartbreaks felt
very sad and turned them cold. Now in Hell, the sinners are experiencing the pain
and stabbing as they walk, along with tearing out their physical heart because they
had no mental heart. The setting relates to the mental state of the ones whose
hearts were broken; depression. A sinner that we see here is my ex, Steven. We

dated off and on for a while, but within that while, major feelings developed
and I could say I loved him. But as time went on, the more effort he put into
hurting me.
5. Circle 5: Chain Smokers
In this layer lay the Chain-Smokers. The setting is very fogy and the sinners smell
like innocence towards temptation. Consisted in this layer are three angry and
dangerous wolfs: Hydrogen Cyanide, Carbon Monoxide, and Ammonia. These
wolfs represent the chemicals in cigarettes and tobacco products that are very
harmful to the body and tend to cause diseases. The sinners are blinded by the
greyness within the fog. The wolves smell the sinners from a distance because
they reek with innocence. The wolves are attracted to the sinners scent because
they want to bite them and release their chemicals into their bodies, decaying their
insides. The sinners are trying to run away from the wolves because once they
reach the sinners, they bite them viciously, inserting the chemicals into their body,
decaying their insides. On earth, the smokers ignored the harm they could bring
onto themselves so now they are perpetually being chased by dangerous
chemicals that were in the tobacco products that decay the insides. A sinner that
we see here is my Aunt Chrissy. She is a major chain-smoker and now has to live
up to this punishment.
6. Circle 6: Drunk Drivers
In this layer lay the Drunk Drivers. These sinners are dealing with paranoia in this
layer. They are punished by driving a car while drunk, and they think they see
their loved ones walking across the road and before the sinners can react, they
turn sober a few seconds before they hit their loved ones, and the impact of the
car kills them. The drivers see that they had just killed their loved ones, and the
sinners are left even without a scratch on themselves. They are forever going
insane because they are forever wishing it had been them and why the loved ones
were killed and the sinners were left without a scratch. On earth, these sinners
were drunk driving constantly and they didnt think of what could happen
potentially happen. A main sinner that we see here is a guy I know (do not want to
name names), and he would get drunk with his friends and go drive while drunk.
Now he is perpetually punished.
7. Circle 7: Kidnappers
In this layer lay the Kidnappers. The screams and cries of the children that were
kidnapped and killed echo through the layer. Their minds are filled with the idea
of them being kidnapped and taken somewhere they do not know of. They are
constantly anxious. The sinners anxiety and terror is literally eating them alive,
from the inside out. They are perpetually stuck in a cage and paralyzed, not being
able to get out. When they try to scream, they cant because they are mute. They
are punished as so due to their kidnapping on earth. A main sinner we see here is

my Mother. When I was younger, the woman who gave birth to me took me
from my father and hid me for months and my dad fought to get me back. She
almost moved me out of state but before she could, I was brought to the police
station that night because the police called saying that if she didnt bring me
down, the cops would show up there. Due to her actions, she is now perpetually
punished.
8. Psychopathic Stalkers
In this layer lay the Psychopathic Stalkers. In this layer of Hell, the setting is a
single room for every distinct sinner with lights that flicker. In this room, the
sinner lay on a bed. The sinner sees a black shadow constantly staring at them and
the shadow crawls closer and closer until it is making eye contact with the sinner.
The sinner is perpetually being watched. On earth, these sinners watched people
and traumatized them. Now theyre perpetually punished by being watched by a
shadow. A sinner that we meet is Mirah (mothers mother). After we had
restraining orders put towards her side of the family, Mirah would find ways to
get back in my life. She would be at certain events I was at and she would stop by
the house on my birthday and leave certain gifts or just do a drive by.
9. Circle 9: Serial Killers/ Murderers
In this layer lay the Serial Killers/Murderers. The final layer of hell. Blood and
tears have stained the ground and the screams of the innocent are nailed to the
wall. These sinners are dying a slow painful death that repeats for eternity. Satan
is using a sword and slowly cutting them open as the sinners are awake. The
sinners are blinded by the tears of the ones they killed, their mouths are filled with
their screams of terror, and their hands are stained by the blood of the innocent.
Their ear drums are only allowed to hear the whispers of the devil thanking them,
and their chest is bearing the weight of the guilt and sorrow. The sinners are
ripped from limb to limb. On earth, these sinners allowed themselves to kill the
innocent and shed the blood of those who had done them wrong. Now they are
perpetually punished. A sinner we meet in the final layer is Ed Gein. He is famous
for his necrophilia behaviors, as well as using/storing body parts of his victims to
make household furniture, clothing and other miscellaneous household items. Due
to his actions, he is perpetually punished.
Conclusion: This concludes my 9 layers of hell. I put these sins in an order
following my opinion/hatred towards them. I put Gossipers and Drama
Starters as my first layer because it is very annoying to me. Drama and
gossiping do not fit well with me because I have more important things in my
life to surround myself with, other than worrying about what others have to
say about each other. I chose Rumor Spreaders as my second layer because I
also believe that is a very childish and immature thing to do. Because
someone is not happy with their own lives, that does not give permission to
ruin someone elses. I chose Liars as my third layer because once I am lied to,

I have no sympathy towards that person anymore. If someone can look me in

the eyes and lie to me, I automatically lose all trust in you. I chose
Heartbreakers as my fourth layer because I have had my heart beat up so
many times, especially by Steven, to a point where Im scared to let anyone
in, but I do anyway because thats how life goes and I have to learn to accept
that not everything is going to have a happy ending. I chose Chain-Smokers as
my fifth layer because it disgusts me. I absolutely hate cigarettes because I
find everything about them unattractive and I dont understand how one could
willing harm themselves in such a fashion. I chose Drunk drivers as my sixth
layer because I have had a lot of people that I know get into accidents due to
getting into cars with a drunk driver and they have had to pay the price. Some
are paralyzed, some are dead, and some are alive. It is unfair to the innocent
on the other side that ends up being effected. I chose Kidnappers as my
seventh layer because it reminds me of a very depressing state of mind I was
in. The memory of being hidden from society and kept in the house all day
and locked in rooms with a complete stranger to me didnt exactly lighten the
mood. I chose Psychopathic Stalkers as my eighth layer because that is my
biggest fear due to the constant watching from Mirah. I hate the feeling of me
being watched. I chose Serial Killers/ Murderers because I do not believe in
ever taking someones life. No matter how bad ones life is or how messed up
mentally they are, it is and never will be okay or justifiable to take someones
life.