Kara Theisen

Mrs. Morrell

The Emergence

        The main connection I have noticed between this myth and other Native American myths is the ways they use groups of four. The myth includes north, east, south, and west along with groups of four birds, gods, animals, voices, and four days and nights. Establishing, transforming, and cataloging are all reasons for myths that are used throughout the “Emergence”. Anthropomorphism is used by giving the animals human characteristics like speaking in which the insects are capable of doing. When the insects gathered together and said “This place is too small…” “How can we do that?” asked the ants (499). They are showing examples of having human conversations with each other. There is also a conflict between good and evil. When the First man stated “I am certain coyote is to blame for our problem”(503). It is representing the  fact that Coyote is to blame for the evil. This myth is like a world on top of world situation!