The World On The Turtle's Back Short Story
Compare and Contrast Essay
In Both the Iroquois and Lakota culture story telling was central to their traditions. One story found in every culture is a creation story or how man came to be on earth. In the Iroquois story ,“The World on The Turtle’s Back”, sky woman falls from the sky world and is saved by the creatures of the sea, specially a sea turtle. As sky woman fell she grabbed some roots from the sacred tree, she would plant them on the back of the turtle. The Lakota story,“How the World Came to Be”, on the other hand begins with a flood caused by the water monster. A girl was the only person to survive the flood and she was rescued by an eagle. The girls children re populated the Earth after the flood. Although both "How the World Came to Be" and "The World on the Turtle’s back" shared similarities. Differences were evident as well, both of which can be seen through relationship between humans and animals, symbols, and conflict.
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In “The World on the Turtle's Back” sky woman tears roots from the sacred tree from which she grows food “she planted the roots she had clutched in her fingers when she fell from the sky world thus plants grew on earth”(41) The roots symbolize life and sustenance. As well as the ability of people to grow food. The roots symbolized man’s ability to grow food, where the eagle symbolizes wisdom and the Lakota nation in “How the World Came to Be” “so we are descended from the eagle, we are in eagle nation that is good, something to be proud of because the eagle is the wisest of birds” (page 2). The eagle and in “How the World Came to Be” is a savior to humanity and symbolizes qualities like wisdom and goodness. Symbols like the Eagle from “How the World Came to Be” and the roots in “The World on the Turtle's Back” had great cultural importance in the Native American stories but each tribe placed emphasis on different
In Both the Iroquois and Lakota culture story telling was central to their traditions. One story found in every culture is a creation story or how man came to be on earth. In the Iroquois story ,“The World on The Turtle’s Back”, sky woman falls from the sky world and is saved by the creatures of the sea, specially a sea turtle. As sky woman fell she grabbed some roots from the sacred tree, she would plant them on the back of the turtle. The Lakota story,“How the World Came to Be”, on the other hand begins with a flood caused by the water monster. A girl was the only person to survive the flood and she was rescued by an eagle. The girls children re populated the Earth after the flood. Although both "How the World Came to Be" and "The World on the Turtle’s back" shared similarities. Differences were evident as well, both of which can be seen through relationship between humans and animals, symbols, and conflict.
The …show more content…
In “The World on the Turtle's Back” sky woman tears roots from the sacred tree from which she grows food “she planted the roots she had clutched in her fingers when she fell from the sky world thus plants grew on earth”(41) The roots symbolize life and sustenance. As well as the ability of people to grow food. The roots symbolized man’s ability to grow food, where the eagle symbolizes wisdom and the Lakota nation in “How the World Came to Be” “so we are descended from the eagle, we are in eagle nation that is good, something to be proud of because the eagle is the wisest of birds” (page 2). The eagle and in “How the World Came to Be” is a savior to humanity and symbolizes qualities like wisdom and goodness. Symbols like the Eagle from “How the World Came to Be” and the roots in “The World on the Turtle's Back” had great cultural importance in the Native American stories but each tribe placed emphasis on different