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    book reveals that Bastian is a failed trickster and a Proppian false hero. He appeared to have transcended the author’s authority by becoming a citizen of Fantastica and creating new creatures and premise; his instantly-granted omniscience amplifies his pride and abuse of his authority as the creator of the fantastical universe. The more he attempts to be omniscient and powerful‚ the less his identity of a human being remains. Instead of becoming a trickster who subverts the authority and messenger

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    make abortive predictions on Maui’s maturity and foolishness‚ when in reality his actions serve to benefit his people‚ no matter his personality or the methods he uses to accomplish what he does. This further cements him as representative of a trickster archetype because it shows how although his actions may sometimes seem asinine or counterproductive‚ his persona in the end develops into that of a hero and teacher‚ a figure that has been revered and venerated throughout his culture for millennia

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    after the brother who is the king was saved by the other brother from an evil witch in a forest‚ and they go on living the rest of their lives. “The Two Brothers‚” written by Jacob and Wilhem Grimm‚ illustrates archetypes such as the explorer‚ the trickster‚ and the task. The explorer is represented by the two brothers in the tale of “The Two Brothers” through their characteristcs they express throughout the story. The explorer is a character in the story that wanders aimlessly and tries new things

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    Lost and Popol Vuh Fools and tricksters are very closely related and are used simultaneously in poetry and other literary works. A fool can be described as one who is deficient in judgment‚ sense‚ or understanding and also can be someone who acts unwisely on a given occasion. A trickster is defined as someone that swindles or plays tricks. Often a trickster is a mischievous or roguish figure in myth or folklore.(Webster’s Online Dictionary) Fools and trickster are used frequently in poetry and

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    Characters who fall under certain archetypes follow the same pattern that many other follows. In the movie‚ The Lion King‚ most characters can fall under one of these archetypes. Scar represents the shape shifter or the villain‚ the hyenas represent the tricksters‚ and Timon and Pumbaa can represent the jesters. The archetype that each character falls under is able to define their character and shape their actions throughout the movie. In The Lion King‚ Scar represents the shapeshifter. A shapeshifter is

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    Trickster Tales “Fool I will now take you to the Sky-God.” Anansi said this quote when he was capturing the animals for the stories‚ in the story “How Stories Came to Earth”.Anansi was trying to capture the animals for the stories with the help of his wife. His wife was the brains‚ he was the brawn. As in his wife was the plan designer‚ Anansi was the one who does it.There are many similarities and differences in the trickster tales “How Stories Came to Earth”‚ and “Master Cat or Puss in Boots”

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    when you think about it there are several ways that people choose to chew their gum. So here are some of the ways a gum chewer can be categorized because of the way they chew their gum: Oldie but Goodie Play-grounders Smack‚ Smackers Tricksters Multitaskers Oldie but Goodie: The Oldie but Goodie gum-chewer is usually the least annoying type of chewer. They do not really have anything special that they like to do with their gum other than just chewing it. Many people that find

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    “Leopard‚ is this how you act? You should not be prowling around at night; look at where you are! Now put your paw here and here‚ and I will help you out.” This quotes in the trickster tale “How stories came to earth.” In this story Anansi‚ a spider had to catch four animals to get stories from the Skygod. The Trickster tales “How Stories Came to Earth” and “ Coyote Steals Fire” both have similarities and differences. In these stories they have a lot of similarities. The first thing they have in

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    This fact would suggest that this anecdote‚ while working effectively as a warning‚ also likely served as a trickster tale. As stated earlier‚ trickers were often used for the purpose of show the danger of doing or not doing certain activities; although‚ there is another important element to trickster tales. The adventures of a trickster are often humorous‚ and this can be seen clearly in “Ableegumooch‚ the Lazy Rabbit”. When Ableegumooch is attempting to gather the food

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    have been passed down through centuries and are even still being created today. These stories carry themes and characters that are used to relate those themes. One prominent type of character in most myths is that of the "trickster". Two of the perhaps more well known tricksters throughout mythology are the Snake in the Garden of Eden and the lizard Agadzagadza in the African story of death. Despite the differences between them‚ both characters act as the antagonist in their respective story and

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