Symbolism In The World On The Turtle's Back

The World on the Turtle’s back is an appealing story written by an Iroquois; is about a woman and what could happen when if she did not do what she was supposed to do. But most importantly the story is to teach and inform the younger people how the people were in Native American times. One way he showed how they were is by using literary devices in his short story, or in other words: creation myth. First and foremost, the Iroquois use allusions to Native American tradition gender roles in order to teach the younger generation how to be proper Iroquois husband and wives. For instance, the Iroquois warns that if young girls have curiosity or nag their husbands, they will get summarily pushed out of their protective society just so quickly as the “husband fed up with all [the demands] [his wife] has made on him, pushed her.” These allusions create substantial fear in the younger generation, enough to educate and change behavior. Second of all, the Iroquois used a royalty allusion in the short story because of what happen to the woman. For example “Great Sea turtle came and agreed to receive her in his back.” I believe Iroquois is portraying that Great Sea turtle represents a king and is “receiving [her] in his back” which means castle. This
The Iroquois portrays women had no say in what would happen to them. When the “West Wind” surprises the young girl, she automatically “faints” leaving her unable to consent to anything. In spite of this the West Wind despicably takes advantage of her and “reached into his quiver, and he took out two arrows, one sharp, [the other] blunt, and he laid them across the body of the girl and quietly went away. The Iroquois is explaining that women had no right to say or do anything, like if he wanted her to be pregnant, she would get pregnant, whether she wanted to or