I. Introduction A. Hook:
Are Bruchac's ideas about Native American myths stereotypes or do they apply to these three myths? B. purpose statement:
This essay will analyze Bruchac's ideas and compare it to the three Native American myths. some of Bruchac's generalizations about Native Americans can be stereotypes but within these three myths, his generalizations are proven to be true. This is important because even though these myths might not all factual they have universality in the theme and within every myth, there is understanding of life that people search for. C. Transition:
The first myth that I would be discussing is "The Sky Tree" From the Huron tradition.
II. "The Sky Tree" A. Transition:
In "The Sky Tree" the earth is created by animals which are characterized as dominant beings in their stories. …show more content…
Topic Sentence:
This myth explains how the earth is created and it portrays animals as supreme characters of life. C. Evidence:
"Beaver, Mink, Muskrat, and Otter each brought up pawfuls of wet soil and placed the soil on Turtle's back until they had made an island of great size" (24). D. Argument:
In this myth, we see how Joseph Bruchac retells the story of "The Sky Tree" portraying animals as the creator of the earth. Bruchac states that the earth was created on the back of a turtle and started out as a small island and grew into an "Island of great size" (24). E. Transition:
In the next section, I would be discussing the idea an everlasting earth where people have to take care of the land for the new generation.
III. “The Earth Only” A. Transition:
While "The Sky Tree" portrays animals as dominant beings the poem "The Earth Only" focuses on the idea that earth never ends but people die. B. Topic sentence:
Earth is a natural place that will live on unlike people who will die and leave everything behind for the next
Are Bruchac's ideas about Native American myths stereotypes or do they apply to these three myths? B. purpose statement:
This essay will analyze Bruchac's ideas and compare it to the three Native American myths. some of Bruchac's generalizations about Native Americans can be stereotypes but within these three myths, his generalizations are proven to be true. This is important because even though these myths might not all factual they have universality in the theme and within every myth, there is understanding of life that people search for. C. Transition:
The first myth that I would be discussing is "The Sky Tree" From the Huron tradition.
II. "The Sky Tree" A. Transition:
In "The Sky Tree" the earth is created by animals which are characterized as dominant beings in their stories. …show more content…
Topic Sentence:
This myth explains how the earth is created and it portrays animals as supreme characters of life. C. Evidence:
"Beaver, Mink, Muskrat, and Otter each brought up pawfuls of wet soil and placed the soil on Turtle's back until they had made an island of great size" (24). D. Argument:
In this myth, we see how Joseph Bruchac retells the story of "The Sky Tree" portraying animals as the creator of the earth. Bruchac states that the earth was created on the back of a turtle and started out as a small island and grew into an "Island of great size" (24). E. Transition:
In the next section, I would be discussing the idea an everlasting earth where people have to take care of the land for the new generation.
III. “The Earth Only” A. Transition:
While "The Sky Tree" portrays animals as dominant beings the poem "The Earth Only" focuses on the idea that earth never ends but people die. B. Topic sentence:
Earth is a natural place that will live on unlike people who will die and leave everything behind for the next