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Earth On Turtle's Back Analysis

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After reading the Native American myths "When Grizzlies Walked Upright" and "Earth on Turtle's Back," it can be inferred that the characters in each story reveal the values of the Native American culture. The characters in these myths reveal the Native Americans' views of man, nature, and God. The Native American culture views man as an insignificant and strange part of the world. Man was an accident and was not supposed to be created. At least, not until a later date. As seen in "Earth on Turtle's Back," man was never mentioned. There were only ancient spirits. In "When Grizzlies Walked upright," man was not mentioned until the end of the story when the Spirit Chief found out that his daughter had had his grandchildren

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