Essay Archive - Storytelling
Storytelling
Storytelling has helped humankind evolve into a wiser species by
allowing those with enough attentiveness and intelligence to learn from the
mistakes of their predecessors. The Chinese culture, like many others world
wide, base their beliefs largely on stories passed down from generation to
generation. Because stories are told and retold, alterations and even new
versions appear. Such is the case in " Fa Mu Lan," for more than one version is
known to exist to this day. Many times the changes in a story are to put its
message on a certain level for an individual to understand. If the change is to
keep the messag....
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