ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Culture. Indigenous peoples have long understood the value of stories to pass down history and culture. It’s through these stories that younger generations keep their sense of identity. When we fail to pass down stories and legends, we essentially rob our children of part of their history.

Detailed explanation-2: -A story within a story, also referred to as an embedded narrative, is a literary device in which a character within a story becomes the narrator of a second story (within the first one). Multiple layers of stories within stories are sometimes called nested stories.

Detailed explanation-3: -Oral Tradition These traditions use song, chant and epic poetry to tell stories that had been handed down from generation to generation and eventually written and published. Myths were also first passed on through word of mouth.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Chauvet cave in France is the oldest representation of storytelling found thus far, dating to 36, 000 years ago. The cave paintings are believed to tell the story of a volcanic eruption, according to an article published on News.Artnet.com.