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This 5 page essay contrasts and compares the narratives of The Golden Ass or Metamorphoses by Lucius Apuleius, an ancient Roman author, with the action/adventure film Raiders of the Lost Ark. The writer argues that both works were intended for entertainment and relate a hero's journey. No additional sources are cited.
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popular form of entertainment. The following examination of this novel compares it to a popular modern entertainment, the action/adventure film Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (directed
by Steven Spielberg). While there are stark differences between these two narratives, there are also similarities. First of all, there are both designed to entertain, and both narratives accomplish this
task by taking their protagonists through a series of adventures. Examination also reveals that the adventures in The Golden Ass are ultimately spiritual edifying to the hero, resulting in setting
him on a path that leads to a successful and rewarding life and there is no such dramatic effect in the life of Indiana Jones. From the onset, Apuleius
is clear about the intent of his novel, as he writes he will "string together for you a series of different stories," which are meant to "charm your ears... with
amusing gossip" (Apuleius 7). The hero of his novel is, like himself, named "Lucius." The narrative evolves from curiosity and desire of Lucius to understand and practice magic. After seeing
a witch successfully transform herself into a bird, Lucius attempt to perform the same spell and transforms himself into an ass. His lover, a servant girl named Photis, who is
also his lover, that the antidote is to eat some roses. However, when he goes out into the garden to do so, he is beaten by the gardener, chased by
dogs, and then stolen by thieves. This begins the protagonists heros journey, in which he is continuously exposed to new people, new situations, and, most importantly, new stories, as
the main narrative acts as a vehicle for the Apuleius relating a number of stories that are extraneous to the main story, but nonetheless, equally entertaining. In addition to the
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