The Reader to the Story Teller
I enjoy studying myths and mythology, especially from different cultures and communities. It is interesting to see the world through their eyes and the values that they uphold in their communities. I think they are also very entertaining. They have meanings behind them but on the surface they are stories and most of them reflect situations that we found ourselves in. Therefore, I did not think that creating a myth would be as difficult as I thought it would be. I thought that it would be as simple as coming up with a silly story but there was much more behind it. Part of my struggle was avoiding echoing myths that already exist. I would try to take inspiration from other myths but I found myself relying too heavily upon them. I was using the stories of other myths to try and create my own that I ended up confusing myself. I decided to change my myth completely and finally settled on something I was happy with. I think my myth is decent and entertaining, but I do not know if it ho...
