LITERATURE QUESTIONS
NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
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Question
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He dreams about the cure for his sickness.
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The dream sets the whole plot in motion.
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The dream leads to the creation of the new Earth.
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The dream is not important to the rest of the story.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The old chief’s dream inspires the actions that led to Earth’s creation. If the old chief hadn’t told his dream, his wife may have never cut down the Sky Tree.
Detailed explanation-2: -“The Earth Only” is a poem that celebrates the permanence of the natural world-and the wisdom of those who recognize that truth. “Coyote Finshes His Work” relates how the trickster Coyote created the Indians and taught them how to live, but also plays tricks on them.
Detailed explanation-3: -“The Sky Tree” shows animals being involved in everyday life. All the animals including, “Beaver, mink, muskrat brought up paw full of soil and placed on turtle ‘s back until they had made an island”(20). The earth was formed from the animals.
Detailed explanation-4: -It taught the natives where trees and land came from. It teaches the sacrifices we make for the ones we love.