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The Dual Nature of the Trickster: Creator and Destroyer

The Trickster embodies a paradoxical existence, serving as both creator and destroyer, giver and negator. He operates beyond conscious will, driven by uncontrollable impulses that blur the lines between good and evil. Without any moral framework, the Trickster navigates through passions and desires, paradoxically shaping all values while remaining a victim of his own nature. This dynamic figure reflects the complexities of human behavior and the duality of existence, making him a compelling subject in mythology and cultural narratives.

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The Dual Nature of the Trickster: Creator and Destroyer

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  1. TRICKSTER • “Trickster is at one and the same time creator and destroyer, giver and negator, he who dupes others and who is always duped himself. He wills nothing consciously. At all times he is constrained to behave as he does from impulses over which he has no control. He knows neither good nor evil yet he is responsible for both. He possesses no values, moral or social, is at the mercy of his passions and appetites, yet through his actions all values come into being.” • Paul Radin, The Trickster: A Study in American Indian Mythology. New York: Schocken Books, 1956.

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