“Stop the Thieves, but it was no use. The scoundrel had hidden the clothes under a rock”. Master cat, from "Master Cat" said this as he tricked the king into giving the Marquis the clothes. There are both similarities and differences between "Master Cat" and "Coyote Steals Fire" such as what happens and how it happens. There are many similarities between the trickster tale "Master Cat" and "Coyote Steals Fire".
“Where is he so that i can kill him” this is said by thunder when he wants to kill coyote for cheating in coyote steals fire. In the story coyote gambles his life for fire with the thunder god,the coyote cheated during the entire game and that angered thunder. In response to this thunder threw fire at coyote, but it was a fake coyote. After reading coyote steal fire and how stories came to earth it was obvious,how similar they were but yet they were so different at the same time.
Trickster Tales “Here I am, Uncle,” He cried. “Kill me if you can.” This quote came from the trickster tale, “Coyote Steals Fire.” The Coyote was pretending that he was in his skin so that the Sky God would throw the fireball at him.
In the text the story talks about Leo giving his wildfires presentation to his class. In paragraph 14, the text reads, “When somebody throws a match into the forest,” Leo began, ” he is a murderer. He kills trees and birds and animals. Some animals like deer, who are fast runners and the might escape. But other animals.
The Things They Carried is a harrowing story about the trials and tribulations of the Vietnam War by author and veteran Tim O’Brien. However, the qualities of the characters and the tangible/intangible things they carry with them are applicable to anybody who has witnessed the tragedies of war for themselves. O’Brien shows us the things these soldiers carry - and what they mean to them - through details, repetition, and a blunt tone. First, O’Brien shows the physical things the soldiers carry by listing them. Basic and/or regulatory items they have are stated, such as “safety picks, trip flares, signal flares, spools of wire, razor blades, chewing tobacco,” etc.
Gonzales is comparing himself both to the sword that Cortés is known for fighting and killing indigenous people with, and to the fire that he is known for burning down his own ships in an attempt to motivate his men to keep fighting, conquering, and claiming current day Mexico for Spain. The second part of this extended metaphor is more simply put. In nature, eagles prey on serpents, so by comparing himself to these animals, Gonzales states that he has been both the predator and the prey. The last part of this extended metaphor is also more cut and dry, but it is also much more literal. While a man can not physically be an eagle and a snake, he can however be a slave and a tyrant.
The fire raged to high in the building for the fire department’s ladders to reach it. With workroom doors illegally locked by the employers, the workers, mostly young women, were trapped.” This horrible event proved fatal when “Some fled the flames by throwing themselves out windows. Others burned. When it was over, 146 had died”.
The View of Perception There are many unmistakable parallels between the two-short story’s “The Lottery” and “Barn Burning.” “The Lottery” is written by Shirley Jackson and takes place in a small town in America. The lottery is an annual ritual where all the families get together, the man of each family takes a paper with the possibility of that being marked which then means someone in the family will die. That is to say, a villager winning the lottery results in the other villagers stoning he or she to death. William Faulkner wrote the short story “Barn Burning.”
“The man who seeks revenge digs two graves.” - Ken Kesey This quote is saying that if a person seeks revenge then they are not only hurting the person they are going after but themselves too. After all, evil never wins. We see this all the time in Disney princess movies, the “villain” goes after the protagonist
“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “First They Came” by Martin Niemoller are two stories alike, but both have differences. The theme to the both of the stories is, never blindly follow others because it can lead to bad things like death, or punishment. The plot of the story “The Lottery” is about villagers gather around once a year commit in a ritual, the villagers pick a card from a black box and try not to win. The main idea in the story “First They Came” is don’t blindly follow someone because, later on you might think differently and want to change.
” This is a quote from the trickster story “How Stories Came to Earth.” In this story a spider works to capture 4 animals to pay the price for the sky-god stories. In the two trickster stories “How Stories Came to Earth” and “Master Cat” there are many similarities and differences. In the two trickster tales of “How Stories Came to Earth” and “Master Cat” there are many similarities.
The narrator uses this quote to truly define the story itself. The citizens were used to doing this kind of act for so long, they were anxious for the next lottery to happen. Both of the stories “The Lottery” and “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” are revolved around suffering or sacrificing, also the stories show how just one human being can affect
The short story “The Lottery” written by Shirley Jackson, the plot in the story that it only gives people an account of drawing lots to determine the winner who shall be stoned to death for harvest. However, we get a deep impression of the characters and their fate after reading the story. Jackson indicated a prevalent theme, the indirect of characterization and using symbolism and irony to modify this horror story. The Allegorical story of “ The Lottery” is often regarded as a satire of human behavior and social institutions, and exemplifies some of the central themes of Jackson’s fiction, including the victimization of the individual by society, the tendency of people to be cruel, and the presence of evil in everyday life.
"The Most Dangerous Game" statement of The world is made up of two classes -- "the hunters and the huntees" is a great statement that makes sense. The Most Dangerous Game is about a man named Zaroff who lives on an island by himself. The people that come to the island get trained to get ready for the game. The game involves people going through the jungle, hiding from Zaroff as he hunts them. Both the hunters and the huntees have a different view on the conflict.
The cat is a major contender in the story due to the fact that the cat was brought onto the trip in a secret manner by the Grandmother and in the end the cat is the cause of the family's death. The cat also ends up rubbing against the Misfits legs instead of going to the Grandmother, which was the cat's rightful owner. It is mentioned that the Misfit was categorized as a snake for when the Grandmother touched him on the shoulder he jumped back as he was afraid and
