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Compare And Contrast Ashputtle And Sundiata
I. Executive Summary The Brothers Grimm’s, “Ashputtle and D.T. Niane’s “Sundiata”, both have characters who is a villain. Sassouma Berete in “Sundiata” is similar to Ashputtle’s evil stepmother and stepsisters. Both of them bring misery and burden to the main character. In the story of “Ashputtle”, the evil stepmother and stepsisters mocks and insults Ashputtle, also they forced her to do all the household chores. Meanwhile, in the story of “Sundiata”, Sassouma Berete makes fun of Sundiata’s physical difference and jeers at Sogolon. Both of these villains have the same purpose. They want to bring down the main character, so that they can maintain their wealth.

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Ashputtle’s evil stepmother and stepsisters

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