1. What or Who is he?

2. Harmless prankster?

3. Or greedy deceiver?

4. . . . actually, he’s both.
the trickster

5. Driven by strong appetites
Traditionally, are:
tricksters
Selfish
Driven by strong appetites
Clever
Humorous
Cunning
Imitative
Deceitful

6. Trickster tales:
folk tales (stories handed down, usually by word of mouth, from generation to generation) that feature an animal or human character who engages in deceit, violence, and magic.

7. Trickster tales:
most tricksters (of literature) exhibit contradictory characteristics—
foolish yet clever
greedy yet helpful
immoral yet moral

8. Trickster tales:
A strong character takes advantage of a weaker character
The action may be repetitive
The strong character remains confident until the end
The story may teach a lesson

9. The Coyote

10. The coyote

11. The Coyote
In Native American Indian literature, Coyote holds a unique position as one of the First Peoples– he helped prepare the world for the coming of humans.

12. of “the-world-as-it-is”
a.k.a:
the creator
of “the-world-as-it-is”

13. The coyote:
serves as a guide the landscape as well as a comic figure who is constantly tampering with the original creation of the world.

14. The Coyote:
enjoys thievery for the trickery, sings, seduces, eats and drinks too much– he makes and embodies a world appropriate for human imperfections.