An Analysis Of The Gender Roles In Apuleius' The Golden Ass .
This paper will discuss the gender role of Psyche in Apuleius' "The Golden Ass" and determine the how she is identified in the story in this perspective. By analyzing the themes in the tale tat reflect her sexuality and her relationship to Cupid, we can see how gender roles get confused at times in the search for Love that Psyche sets out to find. In her gender construction her main elements reveal a much more complex blend of gender mixing than one would assume from normal gender stereotypes. The gender aspects of Psyche will be revealed in this study and ascertain how they are mixed throughout the tale. 8 pgs. Bibliography lists 1 source.
