Bonfire Of The Vanities Analysis

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The “Bonfire of the Vanities” was a giant burning of all the secular and humanist symbols, such as books, paintings, jewelry, and makeup. It was organized by a Portuguese priest, Savonarola, in the city of Florence.

“Infallible” refers to when the pope occupies god’s position on earth, to speak with God's voice to others. Without the chance to make a mistake.

Indulgences were scrolls signed by the pope that provided people with forgiveness from a single sin. Pope Leo X started to sell these indulgences because he was bankrupt and needed money to pay back his debt. He had spent 10,000 years worth of the papacy’s money in one year.

There are two definitions used to describe propaganda in this unit. Firstly, propaganda is used to create a