“Tularecito” describes a society that exhibits supernatural …show more content…
A Short History of a Myth tells how myths should be able to direct humans on how they should live. Armstrong says, “... it tells us what we must do in order to live more richly” (Armstrong 10). In order for people to know what to do with their lives, myths told of a lesson to help people understand. “Tularecito” teaches people the common lesson that people aren't always what the eye sees. Tularecito attacks his peers after they destroy his creations in class, subsequently Miss Martin believes that he deserves a punishment for being such an animal. Frank Gomez disagrees, “‘He ought to be locked up,’ Miss Martin broke in. ‘This creature is dangerous. You should have seen him today.’ ‘No, Miss Martin, he should be allowed to go free… If he had been dangerous he could easily have killed me when I whipped him’” (Steinbeck 78). Miss Martin judged Tularecito based on his tempered behavior, while Frank Gomez believes that he could do much worse if he wanted to be a bad person. Tularecito was misunderstood by Miss Martin, and by the majority of the society he lived in. This led to Tularecito wanting more than what he had, and wanting a better sense of