ENG215H1 Lecture 4: Lecture 4 - The One About the Coyote Going West.doc
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Lecture 4 - the one about the coyote going west. Writers desire to re-create the world, not make money. Symbolism of coyote sticking nose in tea = disruption of imperialism. 304, reference to white man"s story: narrator tells coyote story. Gender switch: grandmother/father (narrator can be both) Fluidity, idea of balance: not extreme/exclusive but parts of both. In many traditional stories, coyote is both genders so king is playing with that by making him both. Coyote is free to explore the imagination, promotes creativity. Historical figures are not the most important things to native ppl according to king. Aware that african tribes have other versions of trickster. Playing with mosaic, different types of stories. Not a traditional judo-christian or aboriginal story but is mixing both. Coyote heading west = it was a dark and stormy night. In non-native literature, west means escaping civilization to return to a basic existence. Story-teller"s formal way of starting the story.