ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -In this story, the coyote is the trickster. He is involved in deceit when he breaks his promise to the buffalo, kills the cow, and does so because he thinks the buffalo will never find out.

Detailed explanation-2: -Coyote’s characteristics here are thus of the typical Trickster figure: greedy, vain, foolish, cunning and, occasionally, displaying a high degree of power. Such Trickster at-tributes have been well described in the literature (Radin, 1956).

Detailed explanation-3: -The Trickster Archetype The trickster figure is popular in Native American Indian stories, often embodied in the wily coyote or the raven. In many European cultures the trickster figure was the jester, the fool or the clown.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.