The Bushman myth “Cagn Orders the World” and the Eskimo myth “The Creation” differ in the presentation of the relationship between God and his creation. Cagn and Cogaz act as brothers and are there for each other in both physical and emotional problems. On the other hand, Raven acts much more like Man’s father and teacher. Despite Raven’s paternal relationship to Man, Man becomes much more influential than Raven in terms of the world’s formation. The creations provided their creators with the motivation to improve the world, by way of teaching them the nature of their world. As they continue to become more knowledgeable, both Man and Cogaz become closer to a divine status. As their relationships continue to evolve, eventually the roles between
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Cagn gets deceived by a tied down man and becomes tied down himself, separating himself from some honey he had worked hard for earlier. After becoming trapped, Cagn contacts Cogaz and Cogaz “sent his word and told him to let down a piece of his garment […]” (PM 33). After taking Cogaz’s advice and releasing himself, Cagn, “pursued the man and killed him, and took the honey to Cogaz” (PM 33). Cagn begins to rely on Cogaz to stay alive, much like Cogaz relied on Cagn earlier. Furthermore, Cagn’s effort for the honey can be seen as him desperately trying to impress Cogaz, as he risks dying on multiple occasions just for the honey. Another notable point is that despite the length of Cagn’s mission and the amount of trouble he was going through for Cogaz, Cogaz still does not come to help Cagn, which is indicative of a lack of concern. In this moment, Cogaz feels his life is much more valuable than helping Cagn, which is a thought Cagn never appeared to …show more content…
As the myth develops, the duo starts to be referenced as “Raven and Man” (PM 227) continuously. This is indicative of Man starting to equalize his power with Raven’s. Man’s growing power is also visible when he gives advice to Raven on how to punish humans for their actions, ”It is better to take away the sun from them so that they will be in the dark and will die” (PM 227). Man’s dialogue is interesting because Man talks little throughout the myth. By finally talking, it is proof that Man is starting to equal Raven in power since earlier on; Raven was the only one who had dialogue. Ironically, this situation is symmetric to Cogaz in that both Man and Cogaz give advice to their creators for how to solve a certain issue. What furthers this point is that both the creators listen and actually do resolve their problems, thus demonstrating the growth of power of the creations. The power of the creations is surpassing their creators since the creators have to depend on them to fix their
Cagn gets deceived by a tied down man and becomes tied down himself, separating himself from some honey he had worked hard for earlier. After becoming trapped, Cagn contacts Cogaz and Cogaz “sent his word and told him to let down a piece of his garment […]” (PM 33). After taking Cogaz’s advice and releasing himself, Cagn, “pursued the man and killed him, and took the honey to Cogaz” (PM 33). Cagn begins to rely on Cogaz to stay alive, much like Cogaz relied on Cagn earlier. Furthermore, Cagn’s effort for the honey can be seen as him desperately trying to impress Cogaz, as he risks dying on multiple occasions just for the honey. Another notable point is that despite the length of Cagn’s mission and the amount of trouble he was going through for Cogaz, Cogaz still does not come to help Cagn, which is indicative of a lack of concern. In this moment, Cogaz feels his life is much more valuable than helping Cagn, which is a thought Cagn never appeared to …show more content…
As the myth develops, the duo starts to be referenced as “Raven and Man” (PM 227) continuously. This is indicative of Man starting to equalize his power with Raven’s. Man’s growing power is also visible when he gives advice to Raven on how to punish humans for their actions, ”It is better to take away the sun from them so that they will be in the dark and will die” (PM 227). Man’s dialogue is interesting because Man talks little throughout the myth. By finally talking, it is proof that Man is starting to equal Raven in power since earlier on; Raven was the only one who had dialogue. Ironically, this situation is symmetric to Cogaz in that both Man and Cogaz give advice to their creators for how to solve a certain issue. What furthers this point is that both the creators listen and actually do resolve their problems, thus demonstrating the growth of power of the creations. The power of the creations is surpassing their creators since the creators have to depend on them to fix their