Symbolism In Coyote Steals Fire, By Kwaku Anansi

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Considering the negative qualities of a trickster, there’s probably a lot that could be named. First of all, Kwaku Anansi continuously asked his wife how to defeat the creatures instead of figuring it out himself. Sure, it worked, but that’s no way to appear independent. Moving onto the next story, the Coyote decides to gamble a bit with Thunder. This consists of him both turning over the dice in his favor and stealing counting sticks whenever Thunder wasn’t looking. As for everyone’s favorite cat, Puss, he continuously lies and threatens innocent bystanders. “Listen to me, my good people. If you do not say that the fields you are mowing belong to the Marquis de Carabas, each and every one of you will be cut into little pieces until you look like chopped meat! (Page 49, Master Cat, or Puss in Boots).” …show more content…

For example, in How Stories Came to Earth, the trickster Anansi is a spider given human like qualities. This is proven when the narrator states “Sometimes looking more like an old man more than more than a spider. Being able to or looking like an old man is a human like quality proving the use of anthropomorphism throughout the tale. Also, in Coyote Steals Fire, the trickster Coyote is given human like qualities. This is proven when Coyote states “Let’s play a game of dice”. In the game of dice Coyote had gambled with his uncle. Gambling is a human like quality proving the use of anthropomorphism in the tale. Finally, in Master Cat, or Puss in Boots, the trickster, Master Cat is a cat given many human like qualities. For example, Master Cat can talk. This is proven when Master Cat states “Don’t be upset master”. An animal being able to talk is the use of anthropomorphism because animals can not talk, only humans can. Anthropomorphism is a very important element, it adds to the overall fictional element in the

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