Literary Analysis: The World On The Turtle's Back
Hanna Moore
Literary Analysis
Many cultures have stories on the creation of Earth. While each story is different, they often involve two gods descending from heaven and creating the world for necessity. The Iroquois creation myth, “The World on the Turtle’s Back” is an interesting story on the creation of earth. I enjoyed reading this story because it was a new perspective on the creation of man that I hadn’t heard before. The story tells of the pregnant wife in the sky-world who disregarded the rules of the eternal tree and, as a sort of punishment, falls through the clouds. The birds and the sea animals help her survive the fall and plant earth from the roots of the tree. Her daughter is born and she helps her mother create the earth.
Literary Analysis
Many cultures have stories on the creation of Earth. While each story is different, they often involve two gods descending from heaven and creating the world for necessity. The Iroquois creation myth, “The World on the Turtle’s Back” is an interesting story on the creation of earth. I enjoyed reading this story because it was a new perspective on the creation of man that I hadn’t heard before. The story tells of the pregnant wife in the sky-world who disregarded the rules of the eternal tree and, as a sort of punishment, falls through the clouds. The birds and the sea animals help her survive the fall and plant earth from the roots of the tree. Her daughter is born and she helps her mother create the earth.