Dante believes that he is just like the Apostle Paul. He believes this because both him and Paul will have documented their journeys to heaven, and that his journey, just like Paul's, will help shape the Christian church and be significant to other christians. His view and perspective of his journey affected how Dante told his epic poem. Despite his perspective on how his journey will help other christians, he still expresses fear and doubt about going on his pilgrimage. Beatrice and Virgil both calm his nerves. Throughout the whole poem, there are two versions of Dante. There is the narrator/poet Dante, and the character Dante who is going on the pilgrimage. The poet Dante is cold and judgemental, while the pilgrim Dante is lost in the world