English III--Qualities and Functions of a Myth

English III-Notes on Myth

Copy these notes into your notebook. Use these notes to help brainstorm ideas for your Native American Literature Essay.

Due: Thursday, August 23rd.

Qualities of a Myth

A myth

1. does not have to make sense.

2. is often unrealistic and illogical.

3. has inanimate objects (things) and characters that change,

often mysteriously.

4. is ambiguous (can be interpreted in different ways).

5. has supernatural elements.

6. has many unanswered questions.

7. provides answers to questions asked by human beings.

8. conveys morals and values of a group of people.

9. explains the origins (beginnings) of things.

10. has symbolism.
11. contain stories within stories.

Functions of a Myth

A myth

1. entertains.

2. informs or explains.

3. gives a sense of control to humans.

Analysis of "How It Feels to Be Colored Me" by Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston, an important voice of the Harlem Renaissance, was an American folklorist, anthropologist, and novelist best known for her work, Their Eyes Were Watching God. Sadly, she died in 1960 after suffering financial and medical difficulties. In 1973, Alice Walker, another famous American writer, "rediscovered" Hurston and promoted her body of work. In the classic essay, "How It Feels to Be Colored Me," Hurston explores the idea that all of us have multiple selves, depending upon the context and environments in which we find ourselves. Hurston's writing has an ebullience, self-assertiveness, and pride that is particularly evident in this text. She was a flamboyant and dramatic personality, at times clashing with fellow writers from the Harlem Renaissance, who believed that black Americans should use their art to speak out against racial oppression and the white majority. Hurston chose not to align herself with the political ideologies of ot...

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