Mythology Research Paper

Are myths fictional stories or are they stories that can be taught as lessons? Myths are and can be used as life lessons. For example, be kind, treat others how they would like to be treated, be considerate etc. Some examples of these traits can be found in “The Wooden People” from the Popol Vuh.

For example, in “The Wooden People” when the dogs told the manikins that they left them hungry and ate their food right in front of them. The manikins weren’t being considerate to the dogs and so therefore the dogs were mistreated. So in revenge the dogs ate the manikins. Another example is when they used the pots and pans to cook and ate the turkeys. The manikins heated the pots and pans and cooked the turkeys so people could eat them. They weren’t
treating the pots and pans nor the turkeys how they would've liked to be treated. So therefore, the pots and pans crushed the manikins faces and the turkeys ate the manikins just like the dogs.