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TRADITIONALLITERATURE
MUAZ SHALU NURUL HUSNA FASYA
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Traditional literature is a genre thatdeals specifically with stories thatwere passed down through oral
storytelling from generation togeneration. Traditional literatureconsists of songs, stories, poems and
riddles from anonymous sources.
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DEFINITION
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Is the body of ancient stories and
poems that grew out of the oraltradition of storytelling before beingeventually written down.
Having unknown authors, thesestories and poems attributed to
entire group of people or cultures.
Although in ancient times, some
traditional stories may have been
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Includes several different types ofstories, but because they were all
shared orally for so long, they havemany features in common.
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of traditional
literature
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Heroes and heroines display
traits like cleverness, bravery,
or outright silliness
Plotlines are straightforward
Stories are to the point : good
is supremely good, evil is
clearly evil
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Characters are flat or
one-dimensional rather
than being fleshed out
Theses express the
values and beliefs of the
people who created the
stories
Language is direct and
reflective of its cultural
origins
Th
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Theme
s Traditional fairy tales often deal
with the battle between good
and evil.
Oral stories have simple themes,
like good vs. evil, weak vs.strong, or beauty vs. ugliness.
These opposite characteristics
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Characters
Characters are
more likely one-
dimensional,
either good or evil
-- polar opposites
so choices
between them are
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Plot The plot elements are simple but
unchanging. In all fairy tales, good
and beauty always win out over evil
and ugliness.
As in the case of Snow White, the Evil
Step Mother is said to be beautiful onthe outside but the events of the
story tell us she is ugly on the inside.
Snow White who is beautiful inside
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Setting are not important
and are described andreferred to in the vaguest ofterms:
In the beginning
Long ago in a land far away
Style is characterized bystock beginning and endings.
(once upon a timethey lived
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Types ofTraditional Literature
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Animal Stories: Deals with Anthropomorphism
- The Three bears
- Chicken Little
- The Lion and the Mouse Fairytales: Magical stories
- Cinderella
- Sleeping Beauty
- East of the Sun
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Folktales: Folktales are tied toand reflect a particular culture.
- Rob Roy (Scottish)
- Dwarves (German)
- The Little Mermaid(Scandinavian).
Fables: A form of animal tale inwhich animals portray humanvirtues and vices to convey amoral message.
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Myths: Stories of gods,goddesses, and heroes of a givenculture. They explain the originsof customs and social beliefs.
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Greek myths,- Native American,
- African, and Asian. Ghost Stories: An example of a
living folktale, told from person toperson with each telling adapted tothe occasion.
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Reason for using TraditionalLiterature with children
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Provides entertainment. Contains the rich heritage of a
story.
Tells stories of the humanexperience.
Kindles the imagination.
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Serves as the building blocks for
contemporary literature/frameworkfor literature
Provides a window on diverse
cultures Carries on the strong oral tradition of
story-telling
Provides moral models for children asthe struggle between good and evil isapplied to incidents in their own lives
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Role ofTraditional Literaturein Oral Traditions
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To educate people
~ to inculcate moral values
~ to convey meaningful messages
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Examples :~ The little red hen (Cumulative
Tales)- perseverance and hard work
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To pass down culture from onegeneration to another
~ to preserve the culture
~ to expose people from various partsof world to different cultures
v Examples:
~ Chinese Folk Tales the use ofchopsticks
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Basis of entertainment
~ is disseminated for fun and
time pass~ include the elements of myth,fantasy and magic to make it
more interesting
v Examples:
~ Fairy tales- Cinderella and
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To dedicate to someone
~ to convey message to someonespecial
~use to communicate with theloved ones
v Example:~ Sonnet 18 by Shakespeare
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