Cultural anthropology

Myths show the values of a culture along with a life message. People usually decide what stories they think are worth retelling to their children, with these stories strangers can figure out what that culture valued. The stories of the two Greek figures Apollo and Utnapishtim demonstrate decision-making and their aftershocks. The Story of Apollo’s tree shows that if you brag then you will suffer the consequences and Utnapishtim’s story of the great flood shows that if you are kind and courteous…

The similarities in all myths Have myths even changed?(explain the 2 myths) All myths have been and will be the same. This is because myths all follow the hero's journey, teach you a lesson and all myths have dualities meaning good and evil or night and day. This concept of the hero’s journey is one that has gained much praise and consideration of worth in the literary community. Classics such as Odysseus as well as more recent, tales such as that of lilo and stitch all follow the same path of…

Fear and Trembling is a novel that provides the reader with a view into a different culture. A Belgian girl working in corporate Japan, shows the difference between eastern and western cultures. This is important because it illustrates a new taboo culture to western audiences. In the Japanese culture, the regular person sees themselves as a small being who need to start small and the only way to grow is to have experience while in a western culture, a regular person sees themselves as a large,…

How is the theme, Cultural Identity reflected in the poems“Presents From My Aunts In Pakistan” by Moniza Alvi and “Search For My Tongue” by Sujatta Bahtt? The poems “Presents From My Aunts In Pakistan” and “Search For My Tongue” are both poems that convey the theme of Cultural Identity by personal experiences. “Presents From My Aunts in Pakistan” focuses on the idea of confusion and loneliness of belonging to two different cultures, while “Search For My Tongue” gives the reader an idea of the…

Myths, and the study of myths, are very misunderstood to the common mind. I have asked a few people what they define a myth to be. I have found a few answers that stood out. I have found that some people correspond myths with the paranormal or urban legend, others with a fictional story; however the most outstanding answer that I received was that a myth was something that is untrue, that society wants us to believe The proper usage of “myth” is up for argument, but the meaning on the actual…

Aaron Jeu Prof. Chaldekas CLA 112 May 7, 2018 Human or Animal Mythology not only originates from ancient cultures, but it also persists through media and is often times reborn into new myths. Storytellers, like The Walt Disney Company or even grandparents, continue to retell myths in their own respective ways tailoring various themes and characters to their audience. Similar to ancient myths, modern mythology is created to invoke feelings of admiration, joy, sorrow, horror, and thrill. Modern…

Claim: The myths of the American West inspire its people. The myth of the West came around just as the history of the west was happening therefore history was often thought of as a myth and a lot of myths were often thought of as actual history. For example, Buffalo Bill was extremely important to the west because he was mythical and a historical figure at the same time. There were myths about him that were actually true and there were also myths about him that were made up that he then made…

Myths and legends are stories that are passed down through many generations. Myths are usually used to convey some type of lesson or theme. Some stories, like Siegfried for example, have biblical allusion or symbolism. Even stories, aside from myths, have biblical allusion. For example, In Ernest Hemingway's novel “The Old Man and the Sea” the title references Noah and the Ark. But allusions don’t always have to be biblical. Some allusions can be from other media and used to convey another…

Mythology can refer to collected myths in which they tell to explain nature, history and customs. Some may think that myth and mythology is the same thing, well no they’re not. A myth is used to refer to the stories told and mythology which I said before is used to refer the study and analysis of those stories. Relating to mythology, religion can also be used to refer as an idea of history, and nature. Religion is belief in a supernatural power. Religion and mythology can have a lot of things in…

All across the world, there are bizarre, unusual mythologies used to explain the unknown. Perhaps some of the three most known mythologies can also be some of the most bizarre. These mythologies are the Norse, Greek, and Japanese mythologies. Norse mythology is a unique mythology, unlike most other mythologies it does not follow law or order, it stays on the brink of becoming chaos. The Norse mythology is not like other mythologies where they believe there are only a few planes of existence…