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    didactic stories which typically use animals to portray human behavior. They usually include a stated moral. The Hare and the Tortoise ends with the words—Slow and steady wins the race. Folktales—A variety of types of stories which include trickster tales‚ pourquoi tales‚ cumulative tales‚

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    Interpretations of Joseph Campbell and the Hero’s Journey ____________________________________________________________ The Hero’s Journey: 1. Heroes are introduced in the ORDINARY WORLD‚ where 2. they receive the CALL TO ADVENTURE. 3. They are RELUCTANT at first or REFUSE THE CALL‚ but 4. are encouraged by a MENTOR to 5. CROSS THE FIRST THRESHOLD and enter the Special World‚ where 6. they encounter TESTS‚ ALLIES‚ AND ENEMIES. 7. They APPROACH THE INMOST CAVE‚ crossing a second threshold 8. where

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    “Mud‚ Mirrors‚ and Making Up: Liminality and Reflexivity in Between the Acts.” Victor Turner and the Construction of Cultural Criticism‚ ed. Kathleen M. Ashley. Bloomington: Indiana UP‚ 1990. 86-116. _______. “‘A Tolerated Margin of Mess’: The Trickster and His Tales Reconsidered.” Journal of Folklore Institute 2 (1975): 147-186. Broadhurst‚ Susan. Liminal Acts: A Critical Overview of Contemporary Performance and Theory. London: Cassell‚ 1999. Castle‚ Gregory. “Ambivalence and Ascendancy in Bram

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    ---------------Relationship Between Gods and Mortals---------------------------------- -----Observing the relationship between the polytheistic gods and mortals in the time of Homer seems‚ in comparison‚ is odd to our judeo-christian traditions found in our society. Where some may see a omnishient and powerful being as a inactive in the our everyday dealings‚ the Gods in Homer’s time were consistently involved in either hindering or aiding those they found to their liking or disliking. In the

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    Prometheus//Greek mythology According to the ancient Greeks‚ Prometheus was considered a transformer of culture because he stole fire from the gods and gave it to humans. He tricked Zeus and because of this‚ he was considered a trickster. Today‚ trickster might imply someone who is dishonest‚ but here and in many other tales‚ it’s more like a Robin Hood. Someone who takes from the rich and gives to the poor (rich being Zeus and poor being mankind). He tricked Zeus in order that mankind could

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    in Ge’ez going back at least to the 4th century AD; the best-known work in this tradition is the Kebra Negast‚ or "Book of Kings." One popular form of traditional African folktale is the "trickster" story‚ where a small animal uses its wits to survive encounters with larger creatures. Examples of animal tricksters include Anansi‚ aspider in the folklore of the Ashanti people of Ghana; Ijàpá‚ a tortoise in Yoruba folklore of Nigeria; and Sungura‚ a hare found in central and East African folklore.[5] Other

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    Here‚ Roald Dahl is mentioning that we can’t control ourselves if we were in a situation like this‚ so it proves that our greed is causing the weak will. After she accepted the deal‚ she told her daughter‚ “I wanted to satisfy myself he wasn’t a trickster” (pg. 5‚ par. 6)‚ and this sentence suddenly shows how she

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    we can say that "the crow" is an image that possess both positive and negative features. Whether‚ the Crow signify good or bad things‚ it keeps being an inspiration in literary works. In this poem‚ the crow is shown as the figure of the Trickster. Often trickster is defined as a mischievous or roguish figure in myth or folklore‚ often an animal‚ who typically makes up for physical weakness with cunning and subversive humor‚ or a boundary-crosser. The crow is a kind of revolt against opositions. From

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    greed of mankind. The Trickster(s)- The Witches trick Macbeth down a road which leads to his eventual demise The Witches are classified as the tricksters because they tell Macbeth his future and their actions eventually lead to his demise. The witches connect to the theme because they take advantage of Macbeth’s greed. Although it is not known why they did this the reader can infer that Macbeth’s royalty would benefit them or they just liked causing chaos as a trickster would. 3. Identify

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    Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass and Wizard of Oz are great works of fantasy. Each novel incorporates aspects that can help the reader understand more about a child’s way of thinking and his/her journey to adulthood. Also elements from Bettelheim‚ Freud and Jung can be applied in analyzing each work. In both Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass and Wizard of Oz ‚ the authors delineate essential components to show how the main characters‚ Alice and Dorothy‚ mature from childhood

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