LITERATURE QUESTIONS
NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
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Question
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One character plays a trick on another
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The world is created
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Cultural beliefs and practices are explained
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There is a good and an evil character
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Detailed explanation-1: -Many creation myths share broadly similar themes. Common motifs include the fractionation of the things of the world from a primordial chaos; the separation of the mother and father gods; land emerging from an infinite and timeless ocean; or creation out of nothing.
Detailed explanation-2: -Elicit from them that myths-like other stories-contain the following elements: characters, setting, conflict, plot, and resolution. In addition, myths usually explained some aspect of nature or accounted for some human action.
Detailed explanation-3: -The following characteristics tend to be common: (1) he is all wise and all powerful. The world comes into being because of his wisdom, and he is able to actualize the world because of his power. (2) The deity exists alone prior to the creation of the world. There is no being or thing prior to his existence.
Detailed explanation-4: -Myths are often told as if they were factual. Myths include gods and/or goddesses, and these figures often have supernatural powers. Myths include an explanation for how something came to be in the world. Myths often teach morals to their audience.