In Chapter One of Machiavelli’s The Ass, the author tells a story concerning a young man whose father tried to cure him of the habit of running. What significance does this story have within the context of the work?

Please answer both questions:
1) In Chapter One of Machiavelli’s The Ass, the author tells a story concerning a young man whose father tried to cure him of the habit of running. What significance does this story have within the context of the work? In what way does it comment upon the claims of the Christian religion?
2) In the Second Chapter of Machiavelli’s The Ass, our hero makes the acquaintance of a beautiful woman, “fresh and vivacious.” Who is the beautiful woman? Why is she in the employ of Circe? What does her intimacy with the hero of the work signify? Why does she show the hero the various kinds of animals in Circe’s herds? Why does she advise the hero to explore the world under the skin of an ass in order to secure his advantage and turn his fortune to the better? Does the hero heed her advice? Why or why not?

Please cite liberally. Only use Machiavelli The Ass as the one required source (this has been uploaded for you; no outside sources, please). Word/page count does not matter as much (can be less than 4 pages) AS LONG AS the questions are answered thoroughly.

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