LITERATURE QUESTIONS
NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
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Mean old villain
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Wily trickster
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Valiant warrior
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Creator god
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Detailed explanation-1: -In Coyote and the Buffalo, the Coyote would be considered the trickster-a protagonist who utilizes violence or deceit for their benefit.
Detailed explanation-2: -“Coyote Finishes His Work, ” as interpreted by Barry Lopez from Nez Perce tradition, is an oral tradition that represents the two sided nature of human thought and our relation to non-human characters.
Detailed explanation-3: -Trickster Archetype: Coyote While appearing both in human and animal forms in Native North America, Trickster is generally an animal with human characteristics, such as the hare, raven, spider.
Detailed explanation-4: -The coyote and the old man change. What does this myth promise for the future? It promises that all things will be made right.