ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -In the Story of the “Fox and Coyote and whale", we can determine that the whale was the cause for the conflict that arouse for Fox and Coyote. Most especially for Fox since it was his wife who the whale kidnapped. Whale is seen in the story as the antagonist and also as one of the main characters.

Detailed explanation-2: -The climax of the tale is when Fox and Coyote rescue Fox’s wife. Coyote is foolish because he’s too blinded by his love for his wife to listen to Fox’s comment. Whale transforms itself into a tall handsome man with long-braided hair, who made love to the wife of Fox.

Detailed explanation-3: -the connection The plot of this story is important because it shows the events that Fox went through emotionally and physically in order to win his wife’s love back. The events begin with Coyote telling Fox how he believes that Fox’s wife no longer loves him, but Fox did not believe this.

Detailed explanation-4: -The trickster tale is a type of folk tale that features an animal or human character who typically engages in deceit, violence, and magic. Often, trickster tales are mythic, explaining how some aspect of human nature or the natural world came to be.