ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Paul Bunyan was a hero of North America’s lumberjacks, the workers who cut down trees. He was known for his strength, speed and skill. Tradition says he cleared forests from the northeastern United States to the Pacific Ocean.

Detailed explanation-2: -Paul Bunyan is an American and Canadian folk legend who is a giant lumberjack. He is usually accompanied by his companion, Babe the blue ox, who is also gigantic. His exploits revolve around his enormous size and his expertise as a logger.

Detailed explanation-3: -Paul Bunyan, giant lumberjack, mythical hero of the lumber camps in the United States, a symbol of bigness, strength, and vitality. The tales and anecdotes that form the Paul Bunyan legend are typical of the tradition of frontier tall tales.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first Paul Bunyan story, “Round River, ” made it into print in 1906, penned by journalist James MacGillivray for a local newspaper in Oscoda, Michigan. In 1912, MacGillivray collaborated with a poet on a Bunyan-themed poem for American Lumberman magazine, earning Paul Bunyan his first national exposure.