The story creation is a fascinating tale that the Native Americans used to describe the creation of Earth and all the creatures and people. The story had a very interesting plot, which could really captivate people who heard or read the tale. The plot of the tale was about the character Earthmaker who was essentially bored with traveling the crystal clear water and wanted something to do and explore. He decided to create the land and then proceeded to expand it with the help of Coyote. After that he created creatures in pairs of two along with humans. What I found interesting was how he created things in pairs of two which reminds me of the biblical story of Noah and the Ark where each animal species came in pairs of two onto the boat. I also noticed how the pairs of two symbolized new life, and what I mean by that is that new life usually requires two. Two people, two animals, a male and female that come to together to produce the next generation. People can come to appreciate the way that the plot was simple with not a whole lot going on. The theme, I believe, is about creation. Creation not in the literal sense but more on the spiritual or emotional sense. I believe that creating life is about a spiritual and emotional connection between two people. I think that because creating life usually requires a connection between a male and female and their unity and devotion to one another. What I found interesting as well, was how when Earthmaker made the people, he also outlined their history. He told the people as he was making them that they each had certain countries that were different sizes and how they would act towards one another. He talked about how some countries would have consistent wars or how some would try to expand. I realized that a lot of it predicted some of the historical outcomes without specifically naming which countries or people would take part in some of these prophecies.
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Good job with your first literary analysis post! You talked about a literary device, and discussed a theme. I enjoyed reading your discussion.
ReplyDeleteI really liked your literary analysis. I agree with the theme of creation being more on the emotional/spiritual sense. It depicted the true nature of creating something from what they believe. The backstory of what happens in such worlds, the damages that occur was a sentimental part of the reading. How the people cause more damage than nature itself. Really good post!
ReplyDeleteAs you observed, the symbolism of animals being created in pairs is very much like the Christian Bible story of Noah. I have noticed that many religions have the same types of stories. It is interesting to see that Native Americans have similar stories too. Many religious cultures other than Christianity tell stories of the great flood as described in the story of Noah. The Buddhist story of the birth of Siddhartha or the Buddha is similar to the story of Jesus’s birth. Siddhartha’s mother, Mahamaya and her entourage left Kapilavastu in route to visit her parents in the town of Devadaha. During her travel, she gave birth to Siddhartha in a curtained off area of Lumbini Park during a full moon, much like Mary’s travel before she gave birth to the Christ under the bright star in a manger. I appreciate your observation of the similarities of religious cultural tales.
ReplyDeleteHello Austin, I liked reading your literary analysis post and also how you discussed the theme being creation. More so the way you think theme being created as more of an internal idea and not physical which I had not thought of before. I find your views about creation interesting and the historical background of this story is very intriguing to me.
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