The Raven

Kyle Wilson

English

8/26/12

Myths           

                                                            Raven Myth

            In the Raven Myth there is a high value placed on the Raven disguised as a child. “The chief loved his grandson, and what ever the child wanted, his grandfather gave him.” When the Raven wanted to play with bags of stars he gave them to him to play with. His Grandfather also did this with the Moon and the Sun his most prized possession. “ So Raven transformed himself into a seed and floated on the surface of a nearby stream.” In this myth the seed is significant because when the Raven is disguised as the seed, which was his chance to enter into the castle so he could steel the sun, moon, and the stars. There is also transformation from animal to human with the help of the seed. The driving force in this myth is food. The hunters cannot hunt without any light so the Raven is forced to find the sun.” Raven was sad for his people, for he knew that without the sun the earth would not bring forth the food the Haida people needed to survive.”