Journal #1, How the World was Made

The Story "How the World was made" exemplifies other Native American literature because it uses alot of animals and nature smbols. native Americans are very spiritual people in the sense that their gods come from nature. Also, the way they describe events that shape the world like the sun being made are told in stories featuring animals. "How the World was Made" is no different. For example, when the land was about to harden the animals sent out the father of the buzzards to see if the land was ready to live on. However, the land was still too soft and the great Buzzard's wings caused mountains and valleys to form by flapping his wings too close to the ground. The Cherokee country is full of mountains and valleys and the flapping of the Great Buzzard's wings was how they were able to describe the formation of these landmarks.
"How the World was made" also shows some examples of native American hospitality and mannerisms. When they animals were finally able to settle on the land, it was dark all the time. To solve this problem they got the sun and put it above the Earth. However, it was too hot and was burning things. So, the animals worked together until they were able to get it at just the right height. This can be taken as saying that the Cherokee are considerate and try to help others with their problems when they can. "How the World was made" uses symbolism and mannerisms which shows how well it exemplifies native American Literature.