Trickster Tales “Fool, I am taking you to pay for the sky-god’s stories.” Anansi the spider said this quote in the trickster tale “How Stories Came to Earth”. Trickster Tales are stories about a trickster who tries to outwit people, gods, or animals into getting something they want. In “How Stories Came to Earth” a spider named Anansi wants the stories to learn and share, but sky-god has a challenge for Anansi. He must capture a python, leopard a hornet and a fairy. After reading “How Stories Came to Earth” and “Coyote Steals Fire” it was obvious there are many similarities and differences between the two tales. There are many similarities between the two tales. The first similarity is both tales use anthropomorphism. In each tale the main
One of the Similarities is that they both involve tricking and authoritative figure figure. Both the king and the thunder god have authority over the trickster. In both stories the tricksters get what they want from the god/king. In both "Coyote Steals Fire" and "Master Cat" the tricksters both lie and cheat to get what they want. Coyote cheats the thunder god into giving away fire, master cat tricks the king into giving away his daughter’s hand in marriage.
The two trickster tales,coyote steal fire and how stories came to earth are so similar. The trickster Anansi and Coyote are extreme smart and cunning otherwise they wouldn 't have been successful in their plans. When the stories are reviewed and looked at their traits
In the two stories How stories Came to Earth and Coyote Steals Fire there are many similarities between them. One of the first similarities of the two stories is the main charachters achieved their goals. The Coyote in Coyote Steals Fire had to win a game of dice in order to get the fire, he may have cheted but he got what he needed. In How Stories Came to Earth the spider got all the stories from capturing
For example, both of these texts share the setting of a cold climate. Plus, the men in both stories have an amazing sense of direction and know where they are going without being able to see tracks from those who have come before them. Also, the boy and dog aid the men on their quests. In Powder the father treats the boy as something to protect, but in To Build a Fire the man uses the dog as an "experiment" just to make sure that he himself didn't get cold feet. Furthermore, in Powder the man and boy aid each other and their relationship grows, whereas in To Build a Fire the relationship starts out fine then as the story progresses the man uses the dog instead of caring for him.
The first similarity between the tale is that both tricksters reached their goals. Master cat was able to make his master and himself wealthy. Sadly, he had lied, threatened, and even killed to reach his goal. Coyote was able to win the fire from Thunder.
Both the gods found love in some type of way but there were more differences than similarities. Coyote has many myths where he tricks the women and rapes them in some type of way. Wether its changing himself into a reed and entering between a women legs, changing into a salmon, having sex with his own daughters or when pleasuring himself with his wife genitals, Coyotes ways of love were all vile in some type of way in the myths. Coyote, in most of his myths, does whatever he wants, making them more horrifying and gruesome than romanic. Lots of his myths involved rape.
Anthropomorphism is also a key element in “Coyote Steals Fire” the same way it is in “How Stories Came to Earth. One way the story demonstrates anthropomorphism is Coyote’s ability to talk. Coyote uses his ability to talk to talk to one character in the story, Thunder. Coyote’s ability to talk is an ability regular coyotes do not have. Coyote talks to Thunder and says to him, “Let us play a game of dice” (Erdoes and Ortiz 45).
The story of Popol Vuh and the book of Genesis are almost the same. These stories have so much in common you would think they were written by the same person. They also have their differences that help tell them apart. The similarities and differences suggest some things about myths around the world.
One of the most important similarity is that both stories are well enjoyed over generations and teach great life lessons that serve the sole purpose of the
The stories “How Stories Came to Earth”, “Coyote Steals Fire”, and “Master Cat: Puss in Boots” all use anthropomorphism to tell the story. The definition of anthropomorphism is when inanimate objects, animals and gods reflect human qualities. In the story, “How Stories Came to Earth”, Anansi, Aso, Nyame, and the four creatures all show personification, which contribute to anthropomorphism. Anansi is a determined and tricky spider who desires the stories that Nyame possesses. He asks for advice to his wife, Aso, and she answers him.
One of the more obvious similarities is that both tricksters in both stories are animals. Another similarity in these stories is they both share anthropomorphism. Anthropomorphism is giving animals
Both creation stories share similar qualities, they help us understand the meaning of life, and how it was created to become what was perceived today. It shows the similarities between the two religions, and how they demonstrate the beginning to a new start. God and Sky Women share similar traits in common because they were both leaders, that have power and strength to change things and have specific goals which could better life and how people treat it. They both establish the differences between each new day, and what could possibly
Likewise, they share a common theme that man should not disobey the gods. The outcome when man disobeys the gods is always bad. Man should not try to be like the gods by disobeying them. Both stories have their own gods and protagonist who disobeyed the gods.
For example, there are antagonists in both of the stories. But there are many more similarities than that. Similarities In the story “Three Billy Goats Gruff” there are two different countries telling the story. One is Norway, and the other country is Poland/Germany.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas and A Christmas Carol are two very similar stories. In the stories A Christmas Carol and How The Grinch Stole Christmas, there are two characters who are a good example of this. A Christmas Carol is a story about a grumpy old man named Ebenezer Scrooge who only cares about money and needs to be taught a lesson. The story teaches a very good lesson, and modern authors still draw from it’s storyline. They also draw from the lessons it teaches while people read it.