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Reading Notes: Cupid and Psyche, Part B

Many of the different stories that are contained in Part B were enlightening and gave me many different ideas on writing styles and different characters that I go change up and use as my own. The beautiful woman is someone that would be great to use in my own storybook as she has such a dominating character with multiple aspects. 

However, what I really focused in on in this part of the readings was the final story and how it was wrapped up. The ending was somewhat different than I had imagined as I read along. The end wraps everything up very cleanly and in a suprising way. For one, I think it is perfect how the donkey who had seen his fate coming and the death he was to face chose not to give up. At first I had almost thought the princess was out of luck and then to my imagine the donkey came to the rescue. It was also ironic that a donkey was saving the princess. In the majority of fairytales the princess is saved by a prince or some savior and they ride of to live happily ever after on a beautiful horse. 

This story ending was great and I liked how it still left you wondering what became of the princess and donkey but wrapped up the main parts of the story and they were set free. No matter what story I choose to use for my storybook, this one will definietly be helpful when I come to writing its conclusion.


(The donkey, from Pixaby)

Cupid and the Psyche Unit. Story source: Apuleius's Golden Ass, as translated into English by Tony Kline (2013).


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