Native American
This archetype is represented by Coyote, who uses cunning and humor to teach serious lessons.
What is a trickster?
John Smith routinely portrayed Native Americans as these two terms to justify European dominance.
What are "savages" and "barbarians"?
The primary purpose of the final paragraph of the Declaration of Independence.
What is to officially declare the colonies as Free and Independent States?
Equiano uses this device in "The shrieks of the women and the groans of the dying..." to paint a vivid picture of the slave ship.
What is imagery?
Unlike Western stories that celebrate individual achievement, Native American stories focus primarily on this.
What is community achievement and balance?
Native American origin myths view events in this structure, showing how past actions influence the present and future.
What is a cyclical structure (or non-linear)?
This was Equiano's main purpose for publishing his narrative.
What is to prove his humanity and help the abolitionist movement?
Thomas Paine refuted the argument that Britain was a "parent country" by stating even brutes do not do this.
What is devour their young or make war on their families?
Thomas Paine calls reconciliation with Britain an "agreeable dream" using this figurative language.
What is a metaphor?
In The World on Turtle's Back, this small animal's ultimate sacrifice helps create the earth.
What is the muskrat?
In The World on the Turtle's Back, these two characters show that opposing forces are necessary.
Who are the right-handed and left-handed twins?
Modern Western culture keeps this romantic myth alive because it makes people feel good about colonization.
What is the romance between Pocahontas and John Smith?
Patrick Henry begins his speech by praising his opponents' patriotism to build this persuasive appeal.
What is ethos (credibility and respect)?
Patrick Henry uses this device in "We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated...".
What is parallelism (or repetition)?
In How Coyote Got His Cunning, Coyote earns his wisdom through this process rather than being born powerful.
What is learning from his own mistakes and failures?
In When Grizzlies Walked Upright, the Sky Spirit cursed grizzly bears for this reason.
What is disobeying and creating life outside the natural order?
John Smith wrote about himself taking on the hardest tasks and building houses for others to establish this image.
What is a self-sacrificing, heroic leader?
The extensive list of grievances in the Declaration of Independence acts as this persuasive appeal to show King George III broke natural rights.
What is logos (logical evidence)?
Henry's line "Our chains are forged! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston!" appeals primarily to this.
What is pathos (and imagery)?
The overall structure of the Declaration of Independence follows this 3-step organization.
What is: 1) State rights and how a government should work, 2) List grievances, 3) Declare independence?
The Navajo Origin Legend emphasizes that these two things are essential to creating and maintaining human life.
What are order and ritual?
Both Pocahontas and Equiano were used by powerful groups as these.
What are symbols or tools serving specific political agendas?
Patrick Henry refutes the counterargument that the colonies are weak by pointing out this reality.
What is that waiting will only make the colonies weaker?
Patrick Henry uses series of these throughout his speech to force the audience to confront difficult truths on their own.
What are rhetorical questions?
While Revolutionary writers used logos and pathos to convince colonists to go to war, Equiano used pathos and imagery to convince readers to do this.
What is end the slave trade and recognize African humanity?