Apuleius's Cupid and Psyche Part A
My analysis over the first half of the reading
When given the choice of what type of story to read this week, I couldn't pass up on the opportunity to read about classical mythology. Most of what I know is from the Greek side of mythology so I was excited to indulge in Roman for once. I'm very simple when it comes to loving fairy tales and so far this story doesn't seem to disappoint in giving me the romantic sweet feel. At the beginning of the read, it was pretty hard for me to really immerse myself in the story because everything seemed to flow very quickly. I believe that the author was doing what he could to quickly get to speaking on the nights that Psyche and Cupid were together. It was unclear for me to grasp the meaning of the oracle that stated a pretty dark prophecy in the beginning to the father of the main heroine in the tale. It became blurred in with the young girl being whisked away to a cliff where she was to assume this unspoken fate that everyone else in the story was aware of. Once the pieces started falling into place about mid-way through this story is when I felt like the writing was doing the tale justice. The amount of imagery you can pull from this script is phenomenal. Every word will have you painting a greater canvas that makes every situation feel more real and with more emphasis on the emotion, you should be gathering at the moment. My favorite parts so far have been when going into detail on the wicked nature of the two sisters of the heroine. They are both written to be vile creatures and over time and description, you too will begin to want ill fate upon them. All in all, I'm enjoying the read so far and can't wait to get to the ending. Bye for now!
Author Bibliography: The Golden Ass wrote by Apuleius and translated by Tony Kline Un-Textbook
Image: Cupid caressing Psyche from Wikipedia
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