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Analysis Of Aliens, Ghosts And Cults: Legends We Live By Bill Ellis

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One of the concepts Bill Ellis talks about in chapter 1 of Aliens, Ghosts, and Cults: Legends We Live, is to document the folklore story being told while in performance. Doing so allows folklorist to gain another sense of the story beyond just a monotone rendition being read. It also helps develop the context it was given and lets them gage the audience’s reaction to what they are hearing. This can be seen in the sample text as well when the note the laugher, such as here: E. I might tell it differnt from the other day. [laughter] S. Well, we might get it differnt. And here with the inclusion of Uh-huh. E. Grampa Saling come out here when Mama was only two years old, ‘n covered wagon. And they’s surrounded with Indians several times on their
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