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* HarsherInHindsight: Among the souls encountered during the brief flight of the glider is a pilot of the Space Shuttle - who died, in Carpentier's future (it was written in 1976), when it suffered a failure of the heat shield, and well..."halfway down and going like a meteor when we got a burnthrough under the nose" took on terrifying truth in 2003.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Among the souls encountered during the brief flight of the glider is a pilot of the Space Shuttle - who died, in Carpentier's future (it was written in 1976), when it suffered a failure of the heat shield, and well... "halfway down and going like a meteor when we got a burnthrough under the nose" took on terrifying truth in 2003.
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** The constant conflict between the strict Christian morals demonstrated in Hell and Carpent(i)er's modern, secular values (probably also those of the authors) lead him to conclude that GodIsEvil. However, the fact that most people nowadays are uncomfortable with the concept of infinite damnation for finite sins leads to that [[spoiler: anyone in Hell can escape if they can get over themselves enough to seek redemption. Even if their punishment involves complete immobility or vigilant guards. Then again, there seem to be souls whose duty is to guide others, including Benny - and ultimately Carpenter himself]].
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** The constant conflict between the strict Christian morals demonstrated in Hell and Carpent(i)er's modern, secular values (probably also those of the authors) lead him to conclude that GodIsEvil. However, the fact that most people nowadays are uncomfortable with the concept of infinite damnation for finite sins leads to that [[spoiler: anyone in Hell can escape if they can get over themselves enough to seek redemption. Even if their punishment involves complete immobility or vigilant guards. Then again, there seem to be souls whose duty is to guide others, including Benny - -- and ultimately Carpenter himself]].
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** One to readers of this day and age: Carpenter, who died in the 70s, protests when he sees a woman included in the circle of the rapists. Modern readers, who've come to see rape as a crime without gender, will probably throw the book into a wall at that point.
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** One to readers of this day and age: Carpenter, who died in the 70s, protests when he sees a woman included in the circle of the rapists. Modern readers, who've come law and sensibilities tend to see rape as a crime without gender, will probably throw the book into a wall and readers today would thus not be especially surprised at seeing women in that point.circle.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Among the souls encountered during the brief flight of the glider is a pilot of the Space Shuttle - who died, in Carpentier's future (it was written in 1976), when it suffered a failure of the heat shield, and well..."halfway down and going like a meteor when we got a burnthrough under the nose" took on terrifying truth in 2003.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: HarsherInHindsight: Among the souls encountered during the brief flight of the glider is a pilot of the Space Shuttle - who died, in Carpentier's future (it was written in 1976), when it suffered a failure of the heat shield, and well..."halfway down and going like a meteor when we got a burnthrough under the nose" took on terrifying truth in 2003.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: The Abrahamic God is evil! The Abrahamic God is evil! The Abrahamic God is evil! The Abrahamic God is evil! ''We fucking get it!''
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* {{Anvilicious}}: The Some readers get very uncomfortable with the repeated theme “We’re in the hands of infinite power and infinite sadism.” Others think the portrayal of the Abrahamic God god is evil! a bit more nuanced, especially considering the viewpoint character is a damned soul in Dante’s Hell. The Abrahamic God is evil! The Abrahamic God is evil! The Abrahamic God is evil! ''We fucking get it!''sequel, which was released post Vatican II, tackles this more directly. See also ValuesDissonance below.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: The Abrahamic God is evil! The Abrahamic God is evil! The Abrahamic God is evil! The Abrahamic God is evil! ''We fucking get it!''
* EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory: How does the sequel end? [[spoiler: A carpenter in Hell nukes the frozen plain of traitors,]] giving them the option to leave Hell. Can you think of any other famous carpenters who were in Hell and gave the Damned the option to be forgiven? (Hint: It was Jesus.)
* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Among the souls encountered during the brief flight of the glider is a pilot of the Space Shuttle - who died, in Carpentier's future (it was written in 1976), when it suffered a failure of the heat shield, and well..."halfway down and going like a meteor when we got a burnthrough under the nose" took on terrifying truth in 2003.
* OneSceneWonder: [[spoiler: Lucifer, chewing legs like cigarettes makes eye contact:]]
--> [[spoiler: "Carpentier. What will you tell God when you see Him? Will you tell him that He could learn morality from Vlad the Impaler?"]]
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot:
** Carpenter's refusal to accept that he's in ''Hell'' means that the reader, who can only see the setting through his eyes, is kept insulated from the setting for most of the book, effectively robbing the story of a point.
** Dante Aligheri filled Hell with real people. Given a chance to do the same, Niven and Pournelle chicken out and make up almost all of the damned.
* ValuesDissonance:
** The constant conflict between the strict Christian morals demonstrated in Hell and Carpent(i)er's modern, secular values (probably also those of the authors) lead him to conclude that GodIsEvil. However, the fact that most people nowadays are uncomfortable with the concept of infinite damnation for finite sins leads to that [[spoiler: anyone in Hell can escape if they can get over themselves enough to seek redemption. Even if their punishment involves complete immobility or vigilant guards. Then again, there seem to be souls whose duty is to guide others, including Benny - and ultimately Carpenter himself]].
** Dante's ''Inferno'' was also based on older concepts. The sequel is post Vatican 2, and thus deals with it very differently in dealing with the values dissonance.
** The guards almost never stop anyone from going deeper into hell, as very few believe anything exists down there but worse punishments. And the sequel has Carpenter dealing with the people that are trapped and immobile, trying to prove to himself that his idea that anyone can leave is correct.
** The middle ring of the seventh circle is the Wood of Suicides in Dante's ''Inferno'', with a sideline in punishing the "violently wasteful" (profligate). Now, the wood is gone and the profligate are far more numerous. (Examples in StrawmanPolitical).
** One to readers of this day and age: Carpenter, who died in the 70s, protests when he sees a woman included in the circle of the rapists. Modern readers, who've come to see rape as a crime without gender, will probably throw the book into a wall at that point.
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* EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory: How does the sequel end? [[spoiler: A carpenter in Hell nukes the frozen plain of traitors,]] giving them the option to leave Hell. Can you think of any other famous carpenters who were in Hell and gave the Damned the option to be forgiven? (Hint: It was Jesus.)
* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Among the souls encountered during the brief flight of the glider is a pilot of the Space Shuttle - who died, in Carpentier's future (it was written in 1976), when it suffered a failure of the heat shield, and well..."halfway down and going like a meteor when we got a burnthrough under the nose" took on terrifying truth in 2003.
* OneSceneWonder: [[spoiler: Lucifer, chewing legs like cigarettes makes eye contact:]]
--> [[spoiler: "Carpentier. What will you tell God when you see Him? Will you tell him that He could learn morality from Vlad the Impaler?"]]
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot:
** Carpenter's refusal to accept that he's in ''Hell'' means that the reader, who can only see the setting through his eyes, is kept insulated from the setting for most of the book, effectively robbing the story of a point.
** Dante Aligheri filled Hell with real people. Given a chance to do the same, Niven and Pournelle chicken out and make up almost all of the damned.
* ValuesDissonance:
** The constant conflict between the strict Christian morals demonstrated in Hell and Carpent(i)er's modern, secular values (probably also those of the authors) lead him to conclude that GodIsEvil. However, the fact that most people nowadays are uncomfortable with the concept of infinite damnation for finite sins leads to that [[spoiler: anyone in Hell can escape if they can get over themselves enough to seek redemption. Even if their punishment involves complete immobility or vigilant guards. Then again, there seem to be souls whose duty is to guide others, including Benny - and ultimately Carpenter himself]].
** Dante's ''Inferno'' was also based on older concepts. The sequel is post Vatican 2, and thus deals with it very differently in dealing with the values dissonance.
** The guards almost never stop anyone from going deeper into hell, as very few believe anything exists down there but worse punishments. And the sequel has Carpenter dealing with the people that are trapped and immobile, trying to prove to himself that his idea that anyone can leave is correct.
** The middle ring of the seventh circle is the Wood of Suicides in Dante's ''Inferno'', with a sideline in punishing the "violently wasteful" (profligate). Now, the wood is gone and the profligate are far more numerous. (Examples in StrawmanPolitical).
** One to readers of this day and age: Carpenter, who died in the 70s, protests when he sees a woman included in the circle of the rapists. Modern readers, who've come to see rape as a crime without gender, will probably throw the book into a wall at that point.
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