CLT-3378 Lecture Notes - Etiology, Thesis Statement, Concision
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Myth: stories that are passed down traditionally that share traditions. Don"t have a single identifiable author (hard to pin down no single indiv. ) in a way owned by the culture itself. Etiology: the cause or set of causes (explains something) Myths arise so culture"s can identify them with a group identity. Common that there is a common language where myths can also be shared between cultures and are stolen from each other. Myths contains monsters, creatures, often seem over-the-top stories that most people don"t see. What counts as a myth: traditional stories with george washington and the cherry tree. Similar to myth but different: myth vs. history: History- concerned with realism, strives for objectivity (prove with empirical evidence) Myths- don"t need objectivity because they appeal to a specific culture that believes in it (simply a narrative passed down through generations: myth vs. fiction (produced in a different way)
