Essays Tagged: "Br'er Rabbit"

Paling Around With Tricksters

ncient mythology and folklore. In West Africa, the trickster, rabbit, is the ancestor of brother or br'er rabbit and arguably, Bugs Bunny. Rabbit's keen wit saves him from being bested by his adversar ... limited basis."The Big Turtle's War Party" is a peculiar story indeed. It seems reminiscent of the Br'er Rabbit tale about about the briar patch. Just as Br'er Rabbit conned Br'er Fox into throwing h ...

(11 pages) 1 0 0.0 Dec/2014

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology