LITERATURE QUESTIONS
NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
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trickster
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totem
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turtle
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muskrat
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Detailed explanation-1: -The most common trickster figure is Coyote, but Raven, Crow, Bluejay, Rabbit, Spider, Raccoon, Bear, and others appear in the trickster myths of different Native American groups. A myth of the Coeur d’Alene people illustrates the sly and bumbling side of Coyote. The first people selected Coyote as their moon.
Detailed explanation-2: -Tricksters can be cunning or foolish or both. The trickster openly questions, disrupts or mocks authority. Many cultures have tales of the trickster, a crafty being who uses tricks to get food, steal precious possessions, or simply cause mischief.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Joker. Many tricksters in fiction are portrayed as jesters or clowns-DC’s The Joker is no exception. The Joker serves as the antithesis to Batman. Whereas Batman wants to restore order to the grim, chaotic Gotham City, The Joker mocks authority and moral codes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Coyote (As seen in Native American mythology) Rabbit (Like “Br’er Rabbit” who features in African-American folklore) Fox (Like “Kuma Lisa” in Bulgarian folklore) Raven (Famous among the Native Americans) 25-Mar-2022