Ovid And Melville: An Analysis

The myth detailing the four ages of man profoundly symbolize the growth of culture, human destructiveness, and aging. Ovid and Melville greatly imply that humanity is an ever growing scourge on earth due to human nature.
The first age called the golden age, was peaceful and simple. At the start of culture, the people tend to be simple, only worrying for food and lives, having no caring of arts. As evidenced within the text, the people only know how to gather and hunt for food, they have no knowledge of fire, the world around them, or any heavy weapons. This refers to the very start of groups of men, these early groups did not damage the world around them, like the later ages. The earth was not reaped for its’ bounties. This golden age could