She knew they stayed confined to their villages for false reasons: segregation between the others and her own people had as much to do with how to others felt about the villagers. Raven saw the future threatened by the parochial refusal of her own people to shape the future of their homeland…She had to drive them out‚ bring them across the bridge (44). The book is chock-full of mentors and teachers‚ from both sides‚ who help give
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Teacher Resource: What is Traditional Literature? Traditional literature is a genre that deals specifically with stories that were passed down through oral storytelling from generation to generation. Traditional literature consists of songs‚ stories‚ poems and riddles from anonymous sources. There are many forms of traditional literature (myths‚ fables‚ epics‚ ballads‚ legends‚ folk rhymes‚ folktales) and many of the categories do overlap. Folktales are a major form of traditional literature
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Cougar or Coyote The trickster is an important archetype in any religion or myth because it provides an outlet for all of the chaotic and destructive emotions and tendencies of a people that are controlled by a larger social construct. It is through a trickster figure that people of a religion or society are able to explore the more untamed side of their nature while additionally presenting them with the consequences of those desires. The trickster is a figure that at once both mocks
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the Buffalo” and “Fox and Coyote and Whale” are both trickster tales in the Native American culture. These trickster tales do share similarities; however they do share a difference as well. The similarities between these two trickster tales is that they explain why the world is how it is‚ and they present morale teachings‚ but the difference in these is how Coyote is portrayed in the trickster tales. One similarity that these two trickster tales have is that they explain why the world is how
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“How Stories Came to Earth” and “Master Cat” are two compelling stories about a trickster trying to maintain a specific goal. A trickster tale is a story containing a main character who is an anthropomorphized animal that uses their wits to get what they want. Anthropomorphism is a god‚ animal‚ or object that has human characteristics. Each story has key points that have similarities to each other‚ such as the main characters or their determination to achieve a goal. However‚ some key points differentiate
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journey there are many heroes or heroic moments; there are also the elements of trickery. As this story is both a Rite of Passage and revolves around heroes it means there should be a Trickster or trickster energy that helps guide the protagonist to their destination. The character that I will examine as a Trickster is Bakayoko. Although he has many heroic moments‚ his objective is to stir up a conversation‚ creating chaos that leads to conversations between the employers and employees. In this way
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short story “Coyote Steals Fire” when Coyote cheated in the game against the fire. This tale as well as “How Stories Came to Earth” are trickster tales‚ meaning the main character plays tricks on others to achieve their goal. These tales are told as oral folktales involving tricksters. Both of these stories are similar to one another due to them being tricksters‚ but are also different. In “How Stories Came to Earth” and “Coyote Steals Fire” many similarities are shown in their tales. The first
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as part of their cultural traditions. Iktomi‚ a Native American tale; and Anansi‚ a West African tale‚ are a few of these well-known stories. Even though these tales are from different regions‚ they are essentially the same. Both revolve around a trickster who is clever‚ greedy‚ and supernaturally powerful. Iktomi and Anansi both show that they are very clever characters. Iktomi proves that he is clever in how he catches ducks for his food. He tells the ducks he will teach them how to dance‚ but they
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leopard that Anansi captured. The story describe the leopard as “Osebo‚ the leopard with teeth like spears”. Anansi was able to capture the leopard using his other trickster qualities as mentioned previously even though he was just a spider and the leopard was big and ferocious. This definitely proves the use of “Brain over Brawn” of the trickster. Also‚ in “Coyote Steals Fire”‚ it says “Even Bear and Mountain Lion trembled when they heard Thunder’s rumbling voice.” Coyote was able to outsmart Thunder and
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Just like how books written today reflect our modern day cultures and mindsets‚ trickster tales emulate the culture of the society they originated in. These stories often teach a lesson‚ showing the ideals of the society through the moral the story presents to the reader. Although the trickster tales “How Stories Came to Earth‚” “Coyote Steals Fire‚” and “Master Cat: Puss in Boots” come from three very different parts of the world and cultures‚ they have similarities as well as differences. While
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