Reading The Creation was different, and the structure of the story was different than most stories you hear or read. This difference is most likely attributed to the difference in culture, considering that his is a story of Native American origins. In The Creation, there is little back story and characters are introduced constantly without much exposition. Characters like Earthmaker and Coyote just sort of appear out of nowhere without much reason or backstory. While this style of storytelling may be a bit confusing and weird, it was a refreshing change of pace from the normal mode of story telling. Being able to tell such a story with just two characters that show up out of nowhere is actually very fascinating. I enjoyed reading The Creation and have become infatuated with this style of writing.
Both parts of The Creation are just as the title suggests, stories about creation, but in this case these stories discuss the creation of our planet. The first story centers around two characters, Coyote and Earthmaker. Both Coyote and Earthmaker have arrived on what is presumed to be planet Earth, and they want to make the world their own. Earthmaker, staying true to his name, wants as much lands as possible to fill the world. Earthmaker then proceeds to find a piece of land, and stretches it out as much as possible. Earthmaker is something of legend to the Native American people. They thank Earthmaker for the land they stand on and the grounds that keep them up. If it was not for Earthmaker the world would most likely be covered in nothingness and water. As for Coyote, Coyote wanted to make sure that this world was inhabited with beings. Coyote wanted to "paint the world in blood" but in a different sense than you would think. Coyote wanted all beings to have blood for what I believe to be a reminder that we are all living things that are built from the same thing. Both Earthmaker and Coyote together made up the two things that mean the most on the planet, The world itself and the beings which inhabit it.
Hello Jaylen!
ReplyDeleteThe Creation was a very interesting read, you had similar feelings to me about the reading, such as that the characters just appear and it’s confusing, but also that it was very interesting. Coyote and Earthmaker are very unique in how they appear to us as the reader, but then their roles make very much sense. They collaborate well, my only question that I wonder that if you have too is about Meadowlark’s role. It felt that appearing Meadowlark would have an important role, but I was unable to pinpoint it. Otherwise, your analysis was very spot on to the story’s focus and how the author approaches writing in such a unique way, and that it makes it quite an enjoyable read!
Hi Jaylen, I found this story to be very interesting as well and like your summarization. I agree, the structure of the story was a little difficult to follow at first, but the story of how the Native Americans believed the world was created and knowing this story was passed down through generations of their people is fascinating.
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