CLAA06H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Etiology
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Character certain mental imprint; sum of choices one makes. Traditional (trados hand over) handed over story from one to another w/o writing. Plato"s atlantis, artificial construction explosion destroyed civilization. Types of myth: divine /true supernatural beings are the main actors. Explains why world or some aspect is the way it is. (vs. science: superiors take shape of animals/humans. Unique personalities: control awesome forces of nature: thunder, rain, earthquake, etiological tale creation myth explaining creation of world, legends/sagas stories of great deeds of human heroes/heroines. Narrates events of human past. (legenda things should be read) (vs. history: folktales stories whose actors are ordinary people/animals. Entertain audience or teach/justify patterns of behavior. (fake: folktale types made of folktale motifs that constitute an independent story. A quest. (i. e. cinderella type made up of abused young sister of 3, magic flight through air etc)
