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    Similarity and Coyote

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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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    to tell the stories back to younger generations. The Inuit people recognize that everything in the universe holds a deeper meaning‚ as a result‚ all objects and beings deserve one’s attention and respect. As Samuel Wilson mentioned in Trickster Treats “Trickster tales often serve to entertain and instruct children‚ teaching them how to behave and how the world works” (pg.1). When a child learns how the world works‚ it will expand their knowledge. In fact‚ the Inuit culture looked at raven as

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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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    Iktomi & Anansi

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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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    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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    Archetypes In Ravensong

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    No matter what culture‚ what place‚ what time; a story that is being told always has certain characters within it to give it depth‚ to portray different themes. Despite the leaps and distances of cultures and peoples‚ certain characters types appear multicultural. These archetypes as many have called them‚ are used as a reflection of human nature and helps develop an understanding of the story that is being told. Ravensong by Lee Maracle is a story that speaks of a long history topic of the relationship

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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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    Coyote and Bear

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    used in the tale is the trickster‚ which is‚ in the study of folklore‚ a god‚ a spirit‚ or simply a human hero who breaks god´s or nature´s rules‚ sometimes with bad intention‚ but usually with final positive effects. Most of the times‚ these broken rules take the form of tricks. Tricksters can be cunning‚ or foolish‚ or both. They are often very funny even though sometimes considered sacred. The present tale is part of the Native American oral tradition of the trickster‚ which is esthetically simple

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    common trickster tales. Anthropomorphism is a concept used in tricker tales in which animals are the main characters and display human ideas and personality traits. Trickster tales are short stories commonly referred to as folk or fairy tales. In a trickster tale the main character is considered a “trickster” which means they are mischievous and magical animal-humans whose goal is to outwit their opponents. They function as a creator‚ hero‚ fool‚ destroyer‚ or a prankster. Although trickster tales

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