1990 movie made of Tom Wolfes1987 novel The Bonfire of the Vanities A movie made for Ferguson Missouri. Righteousness has an old pedigree, asserting itself famously in Florentine Italy. Wiki: Bonfire of the Vanities (Italian: Falò delle vanità) refers to the burning of objects that are deemed to be occasions of sin. The most infamous one took place on 7 February 1497, when supporters of the Dominican priest Girolamo Savonarola collected and publicly burned thousands of objects like cosmetics, art, and books in Florence, Italy, on the Mardi Gras festival.Such bonfires were not invented by Savonarola, however. They were a common accompaniment to the outdoor sermons of San Bernardino di Siena in the first half of the century. The focus of this destruction was nominally on objects that might tempt one to sin, including vanity items such as mirrors, cosmetics, fine dresses, playing cards, and even musical instruments. Other targets included books that were deemed to be immoral, such as works by Boccaccio, and manuscripts of secular songs, as well as artworks, including paintings and sculpture. The Connection Tom Wolfe made of this with now? The rage against sin, whether it be that of the above or rage against the sin of racism, the great cause giving great importance to the interlocutors life is the parallel. The symbolism of the bonfire continues. 1990 movie made of Tom Wolfes1987 novel The Bonfire of the Vanities. https://youtube/watch?v=Ccv5MblUAjA
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