When It Comes To Folktales, Fairytales, Legends, Myths,

A trickster embodies the energies of mischief and desire for change. This character provides the comic relief necessary to ease dramatic tension that builds up in the story. They cut egos down to size and poke fun at absurd or stagnant situations. They also show all or most types of elements. The characters Anansi in “How stories came to Earth,” Coyote in “Coyote steals fire,” and the cat in “Master Cat” all show the use of most or all elements of tricksters. All of the elements are ‘’uses of anthropomorphism,” “cleverness of the trickster ,” “helpfulness of the trickster,” “humorous/ clownish elements of the tales,” “brain over brawn,” negative qualities of the trickster, and the interaction with gods, spirits and the supernatural. The three elements that will be included in the following essay is the use of brain over brawn, the interaction with gods, spirits and the supernatural, and the negative qualities of a trickster.

The trickster is persuasive in nature and is able to manipulate characters to his will. In various stories the trickster is shown to be a sexual character and is able to convince others to satisfy his desires. The Sioux tale “Iktome tricks the Maiden” shows the deceptive nature of the trickster praying on the innocence of a female character. The trickster explains the only way to get rid of a growth he has is to put it between her legs. The girl, being gullible and innocent, agrees. Using his gift of manipulation, the trickster is able to motivate others to satisfy his

Once upon a time, there was a literary genre commonly know as fairy tales. They were mystical and wonderful and a child’s fantasy. These fairy tales were drastically misunderstood throughout many centuries, however. They endured a hard life of constant changing and editing to fit what the people of that time wanted. People of our own time are responsible for some of the radical changes endured by this undeserved genre. Now, these fairy tales had a young friend named Belle. Belle thought she knew fairy tales very well, but one day she found out just how wrong she was.

Myths and folktales are still very important today. These passed down stories were a part of many people's heritage, and family history. Even religions were formed through the use of myths, such as reincarnation and some elements of christianity. Today there is even college courses focused just on Native American mythology, and the Natives way of life. Many people still pass on myths and folktales to children and friends, because not only do they teach moral lessons, they are extremely entertaining too. In 200 years from now, myths and folktales will still be an important literature aspect.

A trickster is “someone who tricks or deceives people especially in order to get something” (Merriam-Webster). Examples of the trickster archetype can be found in the Odyssey by Homer. For example, while Polyphemus has trapped Odysseus and Odysseus’ crewmates in his cave, Odysseus tells the Cyclops “Here, Cyclops, try this wine-to top off the banquet of human flesh you’ve bolted down” (Homer 222 lns. 388-389)! Enjoying the wine, the Cyclops demands for more, just as Odysseus anticipated he would.

The difference between legends, myths, and folktales have become lost over the years. Legends originate from stories passed down person to person and contain small fractions of truth, myths come from beliefs shared in a culture rather than hard facts, and folktales originate from different tales or legends that have evolved into different variations. Although each of these have their own aspects, they all share in common the characteristic of lacking

What is a trickster? A trickster typically breaks the creeds of the divine or nature, most of the time this is doomed maliciously, but sometimes with positive results. More frequently than not, the rule-breaking will capture the pattern of tricks, or thievery. Tricksters are generally cunning, foolish, or perhaps both. They are usually very funny even when they are scared. In diverse cultures the trickster and humanizing hero are often merged in one. Tricksters are particular to their own cultures. However, tricksters are naturally bound by undeniable attributes no matter what their religion is or what culture they have come from. It is thought that all of us have some type of trickster within us, whether it may be conscious or

The myths and folklore that we encounter in many cultures appear to have at least one Trickster in the midst. The specific skills of each Trickster varies from cultures, but evidently are important in the creation and development of each culture, “In some... trickster myths, the side effect of its lawlessness is the creation of social order” (Giddens, 31). The Coyote of Native American traditions is often shown as aiding the “Great Spirit” in the world. In opposition to the culture, Greek mythology Hermes is a devious child who captures a tortoise with his lies and creates the first lyre from its shell, but eventually transitions to as the messenger of the gods that relates to Coyote and the “Great Spirit” as he aids the gods by relaying messages. Both Hermes and Coyote have many similarities and differences that make them unique to the culture that believe in them as they depict the theme of duty, the theme of morality as well as gender roles.

1. How do you describe the “secular” in relation to the secular folktales that we have read in our anthology (our book that collects multiple works)? First, answer this first question in no more than two sentences; use this description to introduce the next part of the question. Next, use evidence from two tales in our secular readings to demonstrate your description of how these tales are representative of the secular. In doing so, use one quotation from each of the two tales to help you demonstrate how these tales are secular, according to your description at the beginning.

A trickster is a character that survives by wits and skill. They are also very crafty (Mythology in Literary Culture). Tricksters are everywhere. You never know when they are going to strike. They could do it to make things better or worse.

"Once upon a time," the most used introduction phrase in common fairy tales used to start an adventure. These adventures have been around for years. The importance of some tales might be more significant than others, also based on culture. My goal for this paper is to educate my readers with the importance of fairy tales, especially for younger children. Fairy tales have been around for centuries from generations to generations. Different cultures, such as the Japanese and Western, have also expressed them differently. All these fairly tales teach children different aspects of life, which make these tales so important.

A trickster is a magical person or an illusionist that is able to change time and gives visions. Trickster could be a god, goddess, spirit or human or animal that likes to play tricks or disobeys rules and normal behavior. This figure would be important to humans because they provide what they need. In Greek religion a Titan and a major trickster is Prometheus, who was also known as the god of fire.

Being a trickster can be done in different ways, depending what you’re doing it for. Mark Twain and High Horse both have similar and different reasons and ways of getting the job completed. Mark wanted to be better than Hicks because he was tired of watching Hicks become a hero and of people crowding around him, so one night he pretended to be gazed at the disk and when the professor picked him, his imagination took the act further than Hick’s honest act and people loved it. “At the end of my first half- hour Hicks was a thing of the past, a fallen hero, a broken idol, and I knew it and was glad and said in my heart,”Success to crime!”.” High Horse was a trickster because all he wanted was the old man’s daughter, but he couldn’t get the father’s

Gregory Maguire once said, “the tale itself is a trickster and doesn’t hesitate to lie. It is anachronistic with a vengeance. It emerges always and everywhere, overt or disguised, pureblood or hybrid, and healthy as sin.” In a folktale, the trickster fools the reader’s mind by disguising itself as something we would never suspect. The trickster’s aspiration is to lie and trick us from its true form. Tricksters around the world resemble each other with contradictory characteristics, different roles, and polar motives.

Fairy Folk Tales are the most popular types of literature. The tale is an orally transmitted tradition by generations through the time; some events are changed to fit reality and society. Folk fairy tales deal with the dualism of the good and the evil. They are basing on a conflict between the good and the evil forces. The conclusion comes from aspirations of the human desire to achieve the justices. There are no known authors and sources for ancient’s literature. We have many versions of the story; they are credited by many authors later. Each tale is very like some other culture’s tale. Each culture has own tales, but all the tales are similarities and differences in some points. This essay will compare between two fairy tales, “Cinderella” and “In the Land of Small Dragon”. The tale of Cinderella is a French tale. It is credited by Charles Perrault; it is published in 1697. The in the Land of Small Dragon is a Vietnamese folktale; it is told by Dang Manh Kha in 1979.