Reading Notes: Alaskan Legends, Part B
I think that it is cool how these legend stories are essentially origin stories for many beliefs or customs that the Alaskan Native American people have. The Chilkat blanket was interesting to read about.
I enjoyed reading the story about the land of the dead. All of the different shades are fascinating. It shows that what you do in life affects your afterlife as well. The idea that the last person you think of when you die helping you out in the afterlife is a sweet idea. It is very nice. Maybe I could write a story about this. Take my own spin on the initial and original story.
The Boy in the Moon made me wonder what it would be like to climb up into the sky. This is a cool concept. In the story it isn't the greatest thing, but it would be cool if humans could do that. It is nice that the boy followed her up into the sky. He was kind of pressured because of the girls brothers, but he still went after her. The girl turned into the sun and the boy turned into the moon. It is sad that he is always chasing her (who is now the sun) but can never catch up to her (because of the sun setting and moon rising). It seems to be a constant chase that will never end. I think that a good story would be to have them be able to meet up. The boy wants her so bad, so having a happier ending would be a nice story to write and read. They definitely depend on one another.
The boy as the moon
Bibliography
Alaskan Legends written by Katharine Berry Judson, online source
I enjoyed reading the story about the land of the dead. All of the different shades are fascinating. It shows that what you do in life affects your afterlife as well. The idea that the last person you think of when you die helping you out in the afterlife is a sweet idea. It is very nice. Maybe I could write a story about this. Take my own spin on the initial and original story.
The Boy in the Moon made me wonder what it would be like to climb up into the sky. This is a cool concept. In the story it isn't the greatest thing, but it would be cool if humans could do that. It is nice that the boy followed her up into the sky. He was kind of pressured because of the girls brothers, but he still went after her. The girl turned into the sun and the boy turned into the moon. It is sad that he is always chasing her (who is now the sun) but can never catch up to her (because of the sun setting and moon rising). It seems to be a constant chase that will never end. I think that a good story would be to have them be able to meet up. The boy wants her so bad, so having a happier ending would be a nice story to write and read. They definitely depend on one another.
The boy as the moon
Bibliography
Alaskan Legends written by Katharine Berry Judson, online source
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