Winnebago Trickster Research Paper

In this paper, I will compare two of my favorite stories from Trickster: Waynaboozhoo and the Geese and How Alligator Got His Brown, Scaly Skin. These two stood out from the others as strong tales with clear and powerful messages. After I compare the two plots, I will discuss the relevant parts of the respective cultures from which these stories originated.

The narrator is as much saddened by the arrival of the raven, as he is disturbed. He says, "on the morrow he will leave me, as my hopes have flown before" (732). He is still recovering from the sadness of the loss of Lenore and in this raven he may find comfort for a while, but the raven will only be gone in the morning, just like everything else.

     Upon the arrival on the mountain top, each man sent out a dove, which returned because it found no place to land. Then, Gilgamesh sent out a swallow, which also returned. When Gilgamesh sent out a raven, it did not return. He knew the raven had found a place to land and food to live off of. So the

Some of his most well-known transformations are those of the “flea, fly, giantess, salmon, seal, and bird” (McLeish, par. 2). He uses these transformations for various reasons, such as “to benefit others”, “to trick them”, and “to save his own butt” (McLeish, par. 2).

meal she cooked regardless of how hungry she was. His mother also shows qualities of a

them away, but she cannot refuse them food. She tells them that she does not have enough

In conclusion, of course all Tricksters do what their name suggests, play trick and cause chaos in one form or another for man. However, I believe I have shown how diverse they can be, from foolish to culture hero. I have also shown how entertaining their stories can be and why they are so entertaining for readers or listeners. Finally, I have shown that even though it is hard to see these stories have valuable lessons they can teach readers and listeners. Because of these reasons, I believe Trickster Tales will live on

Then God made the land and water. He named the land “earth” and the water was called “sea”. Plants and animals were put on the land and fish and the other water creatures were in the sea. There were birds that flew above land. God told the all the animals, the fish, and the birds to be fruitful and multiply.

Think of a world without entertainment that is cold, dark, and having no way to cook. Kaleki, Richard Erdoes, Alfonso Ortiz, and Charles Perrault retell three stories that talk about the animals that help to prevent this kind of world. Kaleki retold “How Stories Came to Earth”, Erdoes and Ortiz worked together on “Coyote Steals Fire”, and “Master Cat: Puss in Boots” was written by Perrault. Despite the fact that “How Stories Came to Earth”, Coyote Steals Fire”, and “Master Cat: Puss in Boots” all show examples of anthropomorphism and have the tricksters defeat a higher power, in “How Stories Came to Earth” and “Coyote Steals Fire” the trickster helps society in some way, while the trickster in “Master Cat: Puss in Boots” only helps his own

He also didn’t make the world to be praised for his makings. Man had come from peapods he had put on the earth. The raven was quite surprised when he realized he had mad man but he was also pleased to have something tend to the earth ““Who are you and where did you come from?” “I was born from that pea-pod” replied the man, pointing to the plant. Raven was astonished. He had made the pea plant himself without any idea that something like this would happen. However, he was pleased that his earth would now have inhabitants” the raven cared about the wellbeing of man, he wanted to make sure they had food and he also didn’t want man to be lonely he made them a companion. The raven didn’t want to be looked at as a good or for what he had done. He didn’t try to create something perfect but he was pleased when something was made similar to him, he was still majestic but was a more humble and loving

Tear down your house, I say, and build a boat. These are the measurements of the barque as you shall build her: let hex beam equal her length, let her deck be roofed like the vault that covers the abyss; then take up into the boat the seed of all living creatures." (Sanders, 2014, pg 20) Utnapishtim does as the god tells him, and he builds an enormous boat to prepare for the oncoming storm. After six days and nights, the rains subsided, the boat landed on a mountain, and Utnapishtim set loose a dove, a swallow, and finally a raven. The dove finding no land to make a home on soon returned, the swallow brought back nothing just like the dove.

The Crow legend of the creation of the land and people starts with a world covered in water. The world was dark when the Old Man of the Crow People came into the world. Old man was surprised to see nothing but water. He saw two ducks swimming and asked them if there was any land or if the world was just water. The ducks told Old Man that

The famous engineer and comic artist, Rube Goldberg, was, and still is, the source of many innovations from the early to middle 20th century. He created several comics on overly-complicated machines to complete simple tasks for over fifty years, and was one of the only cartoonists to be as honored as he was. His life was a constant race from start to finish, from gaining success to ended with a bang.

Every morning at around 8:17 am the raven would fly over the canyon; it was part of Aron’s morning ritual. The Raven was a dark symbol to foreshadow near death. It was also the only sign of life that Aron had seen throughout the time he was stuck in the canyon. It is known that ravens usually circle around people who are about to die. This is demonstrated when Aron says, “I thought I was going to die, it was a very dark time for me”.

Everybody has different motives for his or her actions; however, their intentions are often unclear to others. The cultural importance of folktales is typically to teach readers a lesson as characters are taken through various plotlines; in these diverse stories, readers are able to gain an insight on the characters, as well. The African (Nupe) folktale The Crocodile and the Hunter, African (Ghana) folktale A Story, A Story, and Mayan folktale The Rabbit and the Coyote are all excellent examples of stories that demonstrate these purposes. Characters in all three of these stories come face to face with deception, and it’s up to the readers to decide on what the tricksters’ true intentions are. People can be deceptive without being evil; they might be doing what they’re doing for self gain, for a good cause, or