LITERATURE QUESTIONS
NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
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a morally courageous being.
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a very greedy individual.
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a clever individual.
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an incredibly violent being.
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Detailed explanation-1: -What trickster character trait is seen when Coyote requests to smoke in order to allow himself time to plan? Coyote can access magic to save himself from danger.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Native American legend “Coyote and the Buffalo” explains the absence of buffalo in Swah-netk’-qhu on the reckless and selfish behavior of a coyote. The coyote’s disrespect for the lives of others almost costs him his own life, while his greed causes the death of another.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of Coyote’s qualities makes it possible for the old woman to trick him? He is greedy, foolish and vain.
Detailed explanation-4: -Tricksters are archetypal characters-character types that can be found in literary works from different cultures throughout the ages. As you read this tale, notice how the coyote demonstrates the trickster’s contradictory qualities: he is foolish yet clever, greedy yet helpful, immoral yet moral.