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An Analysis Of Coyote Steals Fire
A spider in need of stories and a coyote in need of fire? Anansi is a spider who wants to get the stories from the sky-god Nyame. Coyote is just a coyote who cheats dice for fire. These are Trickster tales/ folk tales that teach a cultural value or lesson. Folk tales are passed down orally from generation to generation and very commonly use anthropomorphism, the attribution of human characteristics to non-human things. Both of these stories share their similarities and differences. In “How Stories Came to Earth”, the main character, Anansi is a spider who is in need of stories. In “Coyote Steals Fire”, Coyote needs fire. From this one could see that both stories have a main character seeking to get a specific object, each beneficial to them.
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