The Golden Ass: Book 7 story
A young woman's lover rescues her from a band of robbers. Lucius the ass is tormented by a sadistic boy.
17 total · 3 major · 14 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| engaged couple | major | Haemus revealed himself to be Tlepolemus, Charite's fiancée, there to rescue her. |
| romantic love | major | Tlepolemus infiltrated a band of thieves to rescue his beloved Charite. |
| the desire for vengeance | major | Tlepolemus and the villagers avenged themselves gruesomely on the drugged bandits. A mother tormented Lucius the ass because she blamed him for her boy's death. |
| band of outlaws | minor | Tlepolemus rescued Charite who was being held captive by a group of bandits. |
| contemplating suicide | minor | Lucius the ass contemplated suicide when he learned that his masters were planning to castrate him. |
| coping with a massive loss of comrades | minor | Haemus of Thrace told of how his entire band had been decimated. |
| coping with being tortured | minor | Lucius contemplated the tortures that were to be visited upon him and Charite. Milos' slave was tortured. |
| coping with the death of a child | minor | A mother mourned her boy killed by a she-bear. |
| facing death | minor | Lucius the ass was apprehensive about his impending execution on two occasion. |
| leadership | minor | Tlepolemus used his charisma to dupe a band of thieves into unanimously electing him their new leader. |