yes, that's true, but it's a great story and today most people don't care about the various social satires in it. Just like Dante placed lots of his political a

yes, that's true, but it's a great story and today most people don't care about the various social satires in it. Just like Dante placed lots of his political and social opponents in Hell, but it goes over the heads of most readers, who in any case are more interested in the timeless qualities of the story than the bickering about long forgotten debates.