Coyote Steals Fire Summary

In “Coyote Bait,” Brian Bedard narrates the story of a little girl who goes through emotional pain while watching her dad using their barn cat as bait for the coyotes. In this story, the author demonstrates that one needs to make great sacrifices in order to ensure well-being and safety of his family. Bedard illustrates this theme through setting, symbolism and characterization.

Imagine losing your whole family in one week, now imagine half of a population being wiped out. Armenian genocide killed half the population between the years 1915 and 1917. People were taken from their homes, imprisoned, and killed. The book Forgotten Fire, written by Adam Bagdasarian, is about a 13-year-old Armenian boy who survives the genocide. Vahan embarked on a long tough journey to get to safety in Constantinople where he would be free from the Turkish government.

Aside from other wildlife, coyotes actually differ from most species that inhabit cities in a sense that they are often considered to be a nuisance even without any evidence of damage, but simply by being seen. Perhaps it’s because of their role of being a large predator that people are seen to be sensitive

“Words of Fire,” by Anthony Collings, details the lives of different journalists in regards to free press and covering potentially dangerous stories. Anthony Collings is a former CNN reporter who shifted his focus from reporting to telling the story of journalists who have come under fire in a power struggle between government and free press. Collings puts free press into a spectrum, on one side there is the United States, where the press is largely free, and on the other side there are places like North Korea or China where press is largely restricted by the government. Collings does not focus on these extremes, but rather the places in the middle where there is an ongoing struggle between state power.

Forgotten Fire is a novel written by Adam Bagdasarian. Bagdasarian wrote Forgotten Fire in 2000. Bagdasarian is considered a great youth author. “Adam Bagdasarian is an Armenian American writer for teenagers and young adults. His first novel, Forgotten Fire, became a National Book Award Finalist ” (Goodreads, 2017). Bagdasarian wrote this book for the readers to understand what it was like for Armenian people in Europe in 1900. Forgotten Fire is a tragedy filled non-fiction novel based off the true story of Vahridj Kenderian travels through the Armenian holocaust.

Imagine a talking spider, who with the help of his wife, goes on an adventure to collect creatures to bring to a sky god so they can get his stories. The spider, Anansi, wants these stories so he can give them to society and memorize them himself. Imagine now, a coyote, and his uncle who is a god, Thunder, playing dice. If coyote wins, he gets Thunder’s fire, if he loses than Thunder gets to kill him. Both these trickster tales have things in common along with things not in common with each other.

As in the folktale the coyote takes advantage of the burro who had food and showed sympathy to the hungry coyote. “Brother burro, let me

Similarly, in “Coyote Steals Fire”, the anthropomorphism is how Coyote is able to trick the spirit, Thunder in releasing fire into the world. Coyote makes a bet with Thunder while playing dice. If Thunder wins he gets to kill Coyote, but if Coyote wins Thunder has to release all the fire he possesses. What coyote does, however, is very smart. He waits until Thunder is enraged, so Thunder would be distracted and not pay attention to Coyote manipulating the dice in order to have the most points.

In “The Earth on Turtle’s Back,” the myth shows the reader how much Native Americans value nature and incorporate it into everything. The myth shows that animals, elements, and wildlife combine and work together to create the Earth. The author explains how even a tiny muskrat could still do a great deed and help out when he says, “It was the tiny Muskrat. She dove

Both characters have a sense of connection with animals that allow each of them to learn from the animals they meet. Robert runs with a coyote at one point, trying to understand why the coyote is leading the way and the whereabouts of the destination. Symbolically, the coyote represents two main perspectives: the cultural hero and the creator. Robert has the opportunity to monitor the coyote’s actions and learn from the coyote. Without consciously knowing it, Robert actually inherits all three perspectives in himself as well.

Nature has been cheated by the outstanding abilities of Coyote. However, the situation does not end like that. The forces of nature triumph once again in order to show a tale's moral. Bear acts in a more natural way. He finally concludes the cycle that his character was intended for, but not before showing an initial naïve personality. This situation creates a first impression on the reader/listener, implying that good convincing skills can defeat what is naturally expected to happen. However, and with full intention of developing a tale moral, these convincing skills only take effect on a temporary basis. The message this tale wants to issue is that nature might be unaware for some time, but at the end, it always defeats any intention of shortcutting the life cycle. This moral is among the most usual used in Native American coyote stories, which were normally told to audiences of young and old people alike. They were sometimes told to teach about cosmology, as instructional stories for the young, to explain history, and sometimes just for the sake of telling and listening to a funny story. In all these different cases, Coyote stories are a reflection for our own lives, pointing out the smallest miseries and the biggest strengths of humans. Unfortunately for him, in the present tale, Coyote serves as the example of a negative attitude, which finally always leads to a tragic end.

I can see it." (McCarthy 278) "The fire" can be looked upon as a symbol of destruction and despair, because of how fires have ravished the landscape and destroyed everything in its path. The man and the boy are perpetually surrounded by ash and burnt things: houses, trees, and even bodies of the people who couldn’t escape in time. However, the fire can also symbolize something good, as in the context of "carrying the fire".

“Coyote and the Enemy Aliens” is a satirical commentary that effectively expounds on the intense objectification and dehumanization of Japanese Canadians during the colonial Canadian era. By depicting the grotesque living conditions, the Japanese were subjected to, King is able to critique the racist perspectives of the Canadian society. King condemns the actions of colonial white-men, depicting them as creatures engulfed in moral blindness that strive to fabricate an ideal white world. Moreover, King vividly portrays the idea of social dynamics, expounding on the helplessness of Citizens against dominant political powers. King also introduces an idea of conformity, showcasing how citizens gradually adapt to

Coyotes are attracted to food, shelter, and free roaming pets. In the article “Why is there a coyote in my backyard” states coyotes are attracted to any type of food or water left out, fallen fruit from trees, and garbage from garbage cans (“Why, Is There”). Coyotes are also using small brush near or around houses to prey on small animals or pets (“Living”). When coyotes discover food or water in one yard or home, they will return and search many other homes having the impression that there might be more food or water at the next

Coyote mostly plays the role of trickster, although in some stories he is a fool and the butt of jokes and in a few is outright evil. His personality traits are usually greed, recklessness, impulsiveness and jealousy. Coyote is often the antagonist of his brother Wolf, who is wise and good natured but prone to giving in to Coyote's incessant demands. Coyote is also prominent in several creation myths, such as King's story. Coyote is also commonly a character in "just-so stories", in which he unsuccessfully tries to hunt prey or compete with other predators. In the process phenomena such as why rabbits have long ears are explained. In many North American Native mythologies, the coyote spirit stole fire from the gods (or stars or sun) and is more of a trickster than a culture hero. Coyote does play the role of a culture hero in some stories.