ENG215H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Oral Storytelling, Telling Stories, The Storys
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Robinson (1900-1990: born 1900 in bc viewed himself as one of the last storytellers of his people, robinson declared himself a storyteller and told stories that became central to his life. Coyote"s power is verbal not physical (his power comes through facility of language) Coyote can overcome owl through verbal trickery even though owl is very powerful: robinson"s coyote challenges the listener to think about signs and signification. Story-telling can be entertaining and educational usage and importance of power. Story-telling explains how something came to be; whether with humour or seriousness: oral story-telling revived testaments that people are trying to honour it; maintained through technological aspects, too [ex. Internet websites, videos (podcasts), etc : (page 71) the coyote lies to the owl. Reiterates power of repetition: despite simplicity, it focuses on important and detailed aspects (very symbolic, (page 76) partially summarized at end of the story.
