The Captive Woman: When I first heard of Apuleius’s Cupid and Psyche I thought it seemed like a common fairy tale. However, to my surprise it started out nothing like that at all! This first part of the story was extremely dark with a girl being help captive for ransom. The language was much more horrific than any fairy tale I had ever read before. I found myself wondering why these men needed to kidnap this girl for money and what brought them to this earlier in their life. I think it was a really good way to set the story up because it definitely did get my attention and left me wondering what was going to happen to the girl and the old woman. I was also curious to find out why the old woman was with them in the first place.
Her Dream: This particular story tugged at my heart strings and really gave me an emotional connection with the girl as I learned more about her story. The story started seeming a little more similar to fairy tales I had read in the past when I learned that she was taken from her wedding which is something I have heard before. I really felt bad for her when she said she had dreamed of her beloved dying, and I was curious about what the fate of her fiancé was.
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