what does it mean seeing a loved one watering plants outside looking younger with his wife (still alive,) watching him do so.

first of all, dante wanted to write an account of the search for spiritual atonement and salvation, and this desire drew heavily from dante's own experiences. dante was living in exile while writing inferno and so, much like his poetic counterpart, he felt like he had lost his way and needed direction.

explanation:

the switch in narration increases the proximity of the narrator to the main character and the reader can perceive information only through the filter of a single character.