# The Ass — Thus Spoke Zarathustra character guide

> The Ass in Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0176-part-iv-lxxviii-the-ass-festival

## Who they are

A donkey worshipped by the Higher Men in a parody of religious ritual.

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