People have their own stories on how the world was created. The Native American culture has many creation stories though they were never written down. The Europeans gathered information about the Iroquois and Pima tribes. So we know very little about them. Though in the late nineteenth century, the Europeans were able to translate and understand the creation stories told by the Native Americans. Both tribes had a different version of how the world was created. They were both interesting and different from the biblical version.
Both the Iroquois and Pima creation stories were myths. Though they claimed it to be history, the way it was told was like a myth. They were said to cosmogonic myths which are narratives of the establishment of the world. I expected these creation stories to be ironic, spiritual stories and they were. I really enjoyed the stories because they were different from what I was used to. Almost everyone knows the biblical version of the way the world was created and these stories were something new and contained more irony.
The writer of the Iroquois established all of the rhetorical devices: ethos, logos, and pathos. He establishes ethos because he gained creditability. David Cusick, the writer of the Iroquois creation story, was educated and was an important leader among of Tuscaroras. The audience is more likely to believe in his myth and agree with what he says. He establishes logos because he had a reason for writing the myth. He tells people how he thinks and believes the earth was created. Though there were not any statistics or figures to support his myth, but he did provide specific details. The myth was clear and that’s why I think he established logos. Also, Cusick established pathos because the myth showed emotion. I think the myth engages emotion in the audience.
The writer of the Pima creation story established ethos, logos, and pathos in the myth. Thin Leather establishes ethos because he was J.W. Wood’s grand-uncle and he knew many ancient stories of the Pimas. The audience would give him credibility because usually when people are older, they consider them as wise. Therefore, the audience might believe his myth and not think he made it up. The writer also established logos. Just like in the Iroquois creation story, there were not any statistics or figures, but there were specific details given in the story. Emotion was also shown in the creation story therefore appealing to pathos. The story was basically about not giving up because Juhwertamahkai had to keep rebuilding the earth because it was not working out. The people he created were killing each other and he didn’t like it. Something went wrong every time he built the world over again. Though, he kept trying and it finally came together. I think this part of the creation story brought out the emotion in the myth.
Some myths are made up and have no reason or logic, but these creation stories were different. They both contained ethos, logos, and pathos making them great pieces to read. Also both of the stories were different from the story from the bible, making me think more logically about what might have really happened. I enjoyed both the creation stories and I hope to read many more.
Both the Iroquois and Pima creation stories were myths. Though they claimed it to be history, the way it was told was like a myth. They were said to cosmogonic myths which are narratives of the establishment of the world. I expected these creation stories to be ironic, spiritual stories and they were. I really enjoyed the stories because they were different from what I was used to. Almost everyone knows the biblical version of the way the world was created and these stories were something new and contained more irony.
The writer of the Iroquois established all of the rhetorical devices: ethos, logos, and pathos. He establishes ethos because he gained creditability. David Cusick, the writer of the Iroquois creation story, was educated and was an important leader among of Tuscaroras. The audience is more likely to believe in his myth and agree with what he says. He establishes logos because he had a reason for writing the myth. He tells people how he thinks and believes the earth was created. Though there were not any statistics or figures to support his myth, but he did provide specific details. The myth was clear and that’s why I think he established logos. Also, Cusick established pathos because the myth showed emotion. I think the myth engages emotion in the audience.
The writer of the Pima creation story established ethos, logos, and pathos in the myth. Thin Leather establishes ethos because he was J.W. Wood’s grand-uncle and he knew many ancient stories of the Pimas. The audience would give him credibility because usually when people are older, they consider them as wise. Therefore, the audience might believe his myth and not think he made it up. The writer also established logos. Just like in the Iroquois creation story, there were not any statistics or figures, but there were specific details given in the story. Emotion was also shown in the creation story therefore appealing to pathos. The story was basically about not giving up because Juhwertamahkai had to keep rebuilding the earth because it was not working out. The people he created were killing each other and he didn’t like it. Something went wrong every time he built the world over again. Though, he kept trying and it finally came together. I think this part of the creation story brought out the emotion in the myth.
Some myths are made up and have no reason or logic, but these creation stories were different. They both contained ethos, logos, and pathos making them great pieces to read. Also both of the stories were different from the story from the bible, making me think more logically about what might have really happened. I enjoyed both the creation stories and I hope to read many more.
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