Transcript Myths, Characters, and Conflict

Molly Greer
World Literature
Brookhaven School District
What is it?
Who is Who?
Wayson 2002
TR6
Breaking down the word
for meaning
What is Mythology?
 Myths are stories about supernatural beings, in early times
handed down orally from one generation to another–
 Myths attempt to Explain such ideas as
 Nature…… Where did earth come from?
 Man ….. Where did man come from?
 Gods….. How many? Role of gods?
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A collection of myths belonging
to a people and addressing
their origin, history, deities,
ancestors, and heroes.
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What cultures created myths?
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Celtic mythology
Greek mythology
Norse mythology
Roman mythology
African mythology
Egyptian mythology
Aboriginal mythology
And Many more
Greek and Roman Mythology
Link
 Greek and Roman Gods and heroes are usually
the same character with a different name.
Odysseus
Greek
Ulysses
Latin
(Roman)
Why is
Mythology
IMPORTANT?
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Language
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Janitor - Janos
Once You Understand the Basic Plot of
the Story, You Can Start Thinking about
the Individual Characters.
CHARACTERS
 Every story needs characters.
 Characters can be…
 People
 Animals
 Objects
 Characters in a story have their own
unique histories, viewpoints, and
desires.
CHARACTERIZATION
 The method an author uses to reveal
characters and their various personalities is
called characterization.
 Readers analyze a character in a story by
learning about his or her …
 traits,
 emotions, and
 motivations.
Static and Dynamic Characters
Static Characters
 A static character is
one who remains
basically unchanged
throughout a work
 Much like static on a
T.V. set will stay the
same
Dynamic Characters
 A dynamic character
undergoes a
permanent change
during a story
 Much like dynamite
will cause something
to change by
explosion
Conflict
 In a story, conflict is the struggle between opposing
forces.
External
External Conflict takes place outside of the body
External
There are three types of
external conflict
Man vs. Man
The struggle is between two or more
characters in the story.
External
Man vs. Nature
This type of conflict pits a story's main character or
characters against a natural force such as a flood,
predatory animal, or disease epidemic.
External
Man Against Society
In many stories, the protagonist battles against element
of government or culture.
Internal
Internal Conflict takes place inside of the body/mind.
Man vs. Self
The struggle or opposition is within one character--making a
tough decision, for example. A character struggling to
overcome fear, addiction, emotional damage or other
crippling personal issue.