Creation Story Research Paper

Why do we exist? Many ask themselves this and many have come up with reasoning and stories to explain how we came to exist and also what we’re here for. Many believe it was the result of an “all knowing God” or even a group of different gods. Regardless if what creation story is being examined they are important to the culture they originate from.Creation stories all differ from the cultures that they come from differing as well. Although, culture affects the way the story is told, the lessons that are taught, and ultimately the way these lessons affect how the people in that culture live they all serve a similar function. That function being a way to explain how things came to be.The stories of Genesis and Popol Vul are examples of how creation stories differ from different cultures. …show more content…
The main focus of this creation story is the idea that people need to obey God. The failure to do so is the explanation for various things in our world today. After being lied to by the serpent and eating from the tree of knowledge of good and bad they discover what they would have hoped to never discovered. They discovered that they were naked and that caused them embarrassment something that wasn't the case before they had disobeyed. They also find out that women will now have pain in having children something that changed due to the disobedience.Another consequence of disobeying is being kicked out of Eden.Something that without a doubt is a great privilege for Adam and Eve as they had everything they could possibly have to live.They had an entire garden full of fruit that they could