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The Boy-Who-Snared-Wind And The Shaman's Daughter
Who Is The Greater Hero? "How the Human People Got the First Fire" by George Clutesi and "The Boy-Who-Snared-the-Wind and the Shaman's Daughter” by Dorothy De Wit, both contain a hero within the story. Ah-tush-mit for "How the Human People Got the First Fire" and Sna-naz for "The Boy-Who-Snared-the-Wind and the Shaman's Daughter". The heroes of each story share similar heroic traits yet they are noticeably different. Regardless, both are viewed as heroes for their deeds and transformed the way of life for many. Sna-naz, the hero of "The Boy-Who-Snared-the-Wind and the Shaman's Daughter" shows great determination. Sna-naz was very determined to capture the North Wind even though many people of their village have tried and failed. "Sna-naz …show more content…
Throughout the story, Ah-tush-mit shows that he is very determined and persistent. When he first volunteered to retrieve the fire from the Wolf People, nobody in his Village believed him. But, Ah-tush-mit did not give up because the people doubted him, however, he was persistent and determined to convince them the Villagers he was capable of such a task. "Ah-tush-mit, the Son of Deer, began twitching his long, long ears and rolling his big eyes as he looked this way and that way - but still he held his ground." The Villagers expect their hero to be a strong and fast man, Ah-tush-mit was just a very small and young boy, but he was persistent and determined. ""I'll get you the fire," he persisted." Another strong heroic character trait that Ah-tush-mit displays in the course of the story was his cleverness. The bravest, wisest, and fastest men of the Village have attempted to get the fire, but none of them have been able to complete this task. But because of Ah-tush-mit's clever idea, the Human people got fire. "Ah-tush-mit's voice was small, but he sang with all his heart. He sang with all his might." At last, An-tush-mit also showed that he is very selfless. He was willing to risk his life in order the Human people to get fire. Ah-tush-mit burned himself while retrieving the fire. "... Ah-tush-mit burned had burned himself." He did not think about himself from the beginning to the end of this journey, he thought about how this could benefit the Villagers. All throughout the entire story, Ah-tush-mit has shown various heroic character

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