ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -These two brothers, as they grew up, represented two ways of the world which are in all people. The Indians did not call these the right and the wrong. They called them the straight mind and the crooked mind, the upright man and the devious man, the right and the left. The twins had creative powers.

Detailed explanation-2: -How do the twins bring balance and order to the world? The left twin made an animal for every animal that the right twin made to eat that animal, therefor to keep balance.

Detailed explanation-3: -Night is where and when the left-handed twin ruled over the realm of men, while day is where and when the right-handed twin rules over the Sky-World.

Detailed explanation-4: -The right handed twin was the smart, responsible, and sensible twin who always tried to do the right thing whereas the left handed twin was the a devious lied who always did things based off his own guidelines. The Iroquois honored both twins so that they would balance each other out.

Detailed explanation-5: -3) The World on the Turtle’s Back is a typical creation myth because it tells a story to help us understand how the world was formed. The story shares a part where the women from the Sky-world falls onto what we portray as earth.