Imagine a clever spider tricking many creatures and a cat fool the King of France and an ogre. Most, if not all, trickster tales display anthropomorphism and have an express the history and culture of where they were written. In the stories “How Stories Came to Earth” and “Master Cat”, there are both similarities and differences that make them important to the values and customs of the region. These stories are similar in many ways. Both of the main characters express anthropomorphism. Anansi and Master Cat are both animals and they can talk and reason. Another example would be that they both use their wits to attain their goals. Anansi tricked the creatures and captured them and the cat tricked the ogre into turning into a mouse in order to kill him. Also, they all deal with a powerful figure. In “How Stories Came to Earth”, Anansi got the stories from the sky-god, Nyame, and the cat in “Master Cat” tricked the king. Finally, both …show more content…
Anansi and the cat both tricked different things. Anansi fooled many creatures and captured them and the cat tricked the King of France into thinking his master was rich and powerful. They also had different goals in mind. Anansi wanted to share the stories after he got them and they taught the values and history of the tribe, while the cat was more selfish and did what he did to get himself and his master a better life. Also, the role of women are different. For example, in “How Stories Came to Earth”, Anansi treated Aso, his wife, as an equal and the princess in “Master Cat” was treated as a prize. Finally, the characters are different animals. It isn’t much of a difference, but they both are important to the story; Anansi the spider was able to share the stories by using his webs and the cat in “Master Cat”, like all cats, are smart and cunning. All of these differences make these two stories unique to the areas in which they were
Hence, the image of the trickster Coyote is the focal point in these two cultures, because of his/her never-ending desire to start the next story for the creation of the world and have everything right. Native American culture has a lot of dialogic perspectives in it; in the form of stories and conversations in which all humans and non-humans communicate (Irwin,2000, p39) and writers often highlight the importance of the oral cultural inheritance both as the notion of their being and as method for their writing. Coyote in traditional oral culture reminds us the semiotic component of sufferings of
Many books around throughout time have had two characters that are very similar and can be compared and contrasted. One book, The Hunger Games, introduces the characters of Katniss and Peeta in way so that they may be analyzed quite easily. Katniss and Peeta are both willing to get through the test of the Hunger Games and they both want to keep living for the sake of another person. But, at the same time they are also very different. Katniss has a more masculine personality because she enjoys hunting and scavenging, while Peeta is more reserved because he is just a dough boy and works in a bakery. While The Hunger Games has two great characters to compare and contrast, so does the classic frame narrative, Frankenstein. In Frankenstein, Mary
Tricksters are very important to many stories. They are the energy of mischief in the three tales we read, which are: How Stories Came to Earth, Coyote Steals Fire, and Master Cat. The tricksters add a desire to change to the story. Some of the elements in these trickster tales are anthropomorphism, cleverness, and the use of brain over brawn. These elements are often in stories, you just may not recognize them immediately when you read.
The mouse between Adams feet is assumed to represent innocent prey. While the cat is assumed to represent the predator. The mouse also is assumed to represent male weakness. Which represents Adam because the mouse is in front of him and the cat is in front of Eve giving her a representation of herself.
In Native American literature, both creation myths and trickster tales were frequently told and passed down through generations upon generations orally, and then eventually written down. A creation myth is a tale that tells of how the world began or how people first came to live here, while a trickster tale is a short story that tells of a “trickster” with vacuous behavior, whose actions are meant to teach a lesson. Both types of literature are still relevant in modern society, whether it’s through pop-culture or re-told stories, and continue to guide individuals through their life, teach lessons about life on earth, morals, and human nature.
Paul Rodin has said that a trickster “is at one and the same time creator and destroyer, giver and negator, he who dupes others and who is always duped himself…He possesses no values moral or social, is at the mercy of his passions and appetites.” Trickster tales feature character types that can be found in the literature of many different cultures throughout history. The coyote is often portrayed in Native American myths as being a trickster. This is revealed in Morning Dove’s “Coyote and the Buffalo.
Although King believes that it is too early in the history of Native publishing to be able precisely to delineate characteristic patterns, the two major themes which he cites as frequently recurring are those of community and the role of oral literature. He has included a short story of his own in the volume, "The One About Coyote Going West." Coyote is an example of the mythological "Trickster" character who often occurs in Native literature. King himself says "The trickster is an important figure for Native writers for it allows us to create a particular kind of world in which the Judeo-Christian concern with good and evil and order and disorder is replaced with the more Native concern for balance and harmony." (King, xiii) He relates the story in a colloquial, spoken style. Witness the opening lines: " This one is about Coyote. She was going west. Visiting her relations. That's what she said. You got to watch that one. Tricky one." (King, 95) As the story unfolds, the reading experience can seem strange for the non-Native. Characters change gender and identity, abstract nouns are blurred with concrete nouns, and the physical universe is represented as a radically unstable place.
One of the differences in the cartoon movie of “The Cat In The Hat”, was that the kids were trying to kick the cat out, but the cat said that the fish had stolen something from him, and convinced the kids for him to stay. When the cat was looking for the item that he was missing, he marked everything with an X and a number. Also, the fish had a name(Krinkle Bine). Another difference is that there were lots of singing involved. The Cat also put the fish to sleep, by singing a lullaby to distract him. When Cat was looking for the missing item, he had a small
...hey leave the reader with a lesson that could influence communities. Their context, impact, and ability to be associated in any society allow them to function with power and vigor in societies to come and in societies past. Although the language and grammar of the trickster tales is challenging, the image that can be created is greater than any barrier. Dr. Bright of the Unviersity of California recognizes the persistence of the Native American tricksters tales in the world today.
Cats can be very lazy but dogs are not very lazy. Dogs can be fun and active while cats just like to sleep most of the time . Dogs are very smart and cats aren’t super smart dogs can find there way back home cats don’t really remember where they live by heart.Cats aren't that helpful dogs are helpful because when people can't do something or have a disability dogs will help those people.
In the beginning of both of the pieces of literature, the main character(s) have not had the experience that will shape their values yet. Rather, as time moves forward in the stories, the
Cautionary tales typically follow what their name might suggest, in that they warn how consequences affect those who might think themselves above the rules. This is often seen in cases regarding self-centered animals, overly naïve children, and to a degree those who are deemed ‘tricksters’. It is common for animals to become the subjects of stories, as the author can then apply human philosophy to the actions of creatures in order to warn against behavior that might otherwise be seen as common.
The presence of the two cats in the tale allows the narrator to see himself for who he truly is. In the beginning the narrator explains that his “tenderness of heart made him the jest of his companions”. (251) He also speaks of his love for animals that has remained with him from childhood into manhood. However, Poe contradicts this description of the narrator when he seems to become annoyed with the cat that he claims to love so much. While under the influence of alcohol the narrator is “fancied that the cat avoided his presence”(250) and as a result decides to brutally attack the cat. This black cat symbolizes the cruelty received by slaves from whites. The narrator not only “deliberately cuts one of the cats eyes from the sockets” (250) but he also goes on to hang the cat. Once the narrator successfully hangs the cat the tale begins to take a very dark and gothic-like turn. The racism and guilt of the narrator continues to haunt him once he has killed the black cat. Th...
In the story “The Cat and Rat-Legend of the Chinese Zodiac” the cat and rat decided to join a competition to be on the Chinese Zodiac. The cat and rat decided to team up and and ride on the buffalo’s back to get across the river, while they were crossing the river rat pushed cat off the buffalo and betrayed cat and rat ending up getting first place and cat ending up losing. In the other story “How cats and mice became enemies” the rat and cat decided to cross the river to get to the village and they used a pumpkin boat to cross the river. When they were riding the boat cat was sleeping and the rat started to get hungry and he ate the boat, suddenly they started to sink and cat got mad at rat and chased him everywhere.
A lion with the ability of critical thought can relay an important allegorical message that RCK’s and Sansloys behaviors alone may not. Similarly, a goal-oriented and cruel hyena immediately can bring up notions that the actions of the witch’s son or Sir Satyrane on their own may be insufficent to express. The lion both reveals RCK’s mistakes and shows how men can behave like beasts as compared to Sansloy. Moreover, the hyena reveals the insidious intentions of the witch’s son, and the problematic motives of the knightly Sir Satyrane. These animals serve as both a representation of animal symbolism and as agent characters that are able to take action within the plot and allegory of the poem.