Iroquois vs. Genesis (Similarities and Differences)
Similarities:
+Balance of good and evil
+Sacred tree
+Both started with a heaven
+The twins & Cain and Abel
Difference:
+ One is a legend and the other a myth
Different cultures all have various accounts of creation. However, since the world can only be created once, the different accounts are similar in many ways. Two examples of different accounts of creation are the Christian account in Genesis, and the Iroquois account in The World on the Turtle's Back. They have differences such as how the world was created, attitudes of humankind, and the authority of man over animals in the beginning. Their similarities are that they believe essentially the same thing.
Genesis and The World on the Turtle's Back differ in several ways. Genesis says there is one God who existed before anything was created. The World on the Turtle's Back states that there are many gods, who exist with almost everything already created. According to Genesis, in the beginning, everything is good, nothing is evil, there are no crimes such as murder, and nothing has yet been created. In The World on the Turtle's Back there is already evil, as exhibited by the pregnant mother when she wants roots from the Great Tree, even though that is breaking the law. In order for there to be good, there has to be an equal amount of evil to create balance and harmony, whereas in Genesis the world is already balanced with no evil in it. The World on the Turtle's Back also shows the animals capable of sustaining themselves, with man and animals completely independent of each other. In Genesis, man is placed in authority over animals, and is even the one who gives them names. The differences between Genesis and The World on the Turtle's Back are more specific, whereas the similarities are more general and broad.
The similarities of Genesis and The World on the Turtle's Back are few and general, but they show more about the story that do the differences. They both acknowledge deity, meaning they
+Balance of good and evil
+Sacred tree
+Both started with a heaven
+The twins & Cain and Abel
Difference:
+ One is a legend and the other a myth
Different cultures all have various accounts of creation. However, since the world can only be created once, the different accounts are similar in many ways. Two examples of different accounts of creation are the Christian account in Genesis, and the Iroquois account in The World on the Turtle's Back. They have differences such as how the world was created, attitudes of humankind, and the authority of man over animals in the beginning. Their similarities are that they believe essentially the same thing.
Genesis and The World on the Turtle's Back differ in several ways. Genesis says there is one God who existed before anything was created. The World on the Turtle's Back states that there are many gods, who exist with almost everything already created. According to Genesis, in the beginning, everything is good, nothing is evil, there are no crimes such as murder, and nothing has yet been created. In The World on the Turtle's Back there is already evil, as exhibited by the pregnant mother when she wants roots from the Great Tree, even though that is breaking the law. In order for there to be good, there has to be an equal amount of evil to create balance and harmony, whereas in Genesis the world is already balanced with no evil in it. The World on the Turtle's Back also shows the animals capable of sustaining themselves, with man and animals completely independent of each other. In Genesis, man is placed in authority over animals, and is even the one who gives them names. The differences between Genesis and The World on the Turtle's Back are more specific, whereas the similarities are more general and broad.
The similarities of Genesis and The World on the Turtle's Back are few and general, but they show more about the story that do the differences. They both acknowledge deity, meaning they