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Thank you for clicking on my exhibit. In my exhibit I demonstrate how Southern Italy's poverty levels have changed over the years and how they are influenced. In the items that I have chosen relate to Southern Italian poverty and how they relate to The Divine Comedy as well. My first item is Pinnochio, this is a story that relates to a poor craftsman who makes a wooden doll come alive. My second item is the Guild, the Guild were groups of merchants and craftsmen who formed a government ran by the small group. Finally, my third item "The Suicides" painting by Gustave Doré. The painting was a resombolance of the seventh circle of hell in The Divine Comedy, the punishment was to become a tree and have Harpes eat the leaves off of the trees causing great pain.