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Creation CORRECTIONS

This document delves into the themes of creation myths and correction stories across cultures, particularly focusing on the common traits and narratives surrounding cataclysmic events like floods. Key questions addressed include the existence of imperfections, the purpose of destruction, and the fate of the chosen people. The analysis seeks to understand why such narratives are prevalent worldwide and their significance in answering profound life questions. By examining these stories, we uncover the shared human experience of creation and destruction throughout history.

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Creation CORRECTIONS

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  1. Creation CORRECTIONS Myth and the Hero’s Journey Spring 2013

  2. Themes: Unit 1—Creation Myths • Creation Correction Stories—Common Traits • Draft 1 wasn’t perfect. Erase! Try draft 2! • Destruction: by decay, by flood, by some other natural phenomenon, by animal, etc. • Chosen people • Punishment for some act or trend • Creation out of the destruction

  3. Creation Corrections • Tellers of creation corrections sought to answer such questions as: • Why do bad things and imperfections exist? • Why is life so hard? • Why is there evidence of cataclysmic events?

  4. Questions to ask about Creation Corrections: • Cause of the correction? • Purpose of the correction? • Who caused it (and how)? • What saved the people? • Who was saved (chosen)? • What happens afterward? • Other features…?

  5. Flood Narratives • Virtually every human culture has a story about a worldwide cataclysmic event. cat·a·clysm    [kat-uh-kliz-uhm] Noun 1. any violent upheaval, especially one of a social or political nature. 2. Physical Geography. a sudden and violent physical action producing changes in the earth's surface. 3. an extensive flood; deluge.

  6. Flood Narratives • Flood Stories from Around the World • “The stories below are flood stories from the world's folklore. I have included stories here if (1) they are stories; (2) they are folklore, not historical accounts or fiction by a known author; and (3) they involve a flood. […] My method for collecting these stories is simply to collect every flood story I find.”

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