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Essay Archive - Image of Child Heros
Image of Child Heros
The image of a child hero or “trickster” is seen in many cultures.
This kind of role can tell a lot about how a culture acts and reacts to
things. The idea of the child hero in stories written and told before the
birth of Christ probably reflect the peoples beliefs that the child is the
future, and therefore carries some sort of power or gift. For stories that
were written after the birth of Christ, the child could reflect the idea
stated above, or it could also be the peoples belief in an infant savior,
that a child will make eve....
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