"Juan Bobo"

The reading "Juan Bobo: A Folkloric Information System" is very informal and is a great example on how folktales are very universal. “Juan Bobo” is a very well know folktale especially in the Caribbean. My mother was raised in the Caribbean, in Dominican Republic and as I was reading the folktale I asked her if she knows about this tale. She told me that when she was small my grandfather would tell it to her. I see folktales as another way to be able to communicate or connect with people from other places. For example, in the reading “Foreword” the author mentions three different races. They were all from different places and all had different languages, and folktales were probably the only way they are able to interact with each other. Also, folktales are interesting and entertaining ways to communicate with each other. Not only can you spend years telling each other folktales to communicate, but they can also learn new folktales and then pass them on to their grandchildren or friends. I believe folktales should be part of history because they come from all around the world and are passed down for centuries.

"Folklore"

Folklore in my case is stories made or told by group of people and passed down over time. What I do not understand is that why there isn’t a real definition for folklore? Also, what is the difference between folktales and folklores? Both folktales and folklores have tradition and they are passed down and still told today. Starting this class I only knew about fairy tales especially the Disney fairy tales. I thought that they all under the same category but in all actuality there are so many different categories that for some they do not even have an explanation to every of them. Now I am starting to open my eyes to all the different stories and that there’s a story for everything. There are stories to terrify children into behaving good, for children to stay away from strangers. And they just pass them on to their family and or friends.

"The Role Of Fables in Human Life"

I agree with what Edward Clayton is addressing in this article. He disscusses about how every fable has a different meaning, all depending on the way you view life. When I was reading the fable about the "Works and Days", I interpreted it as the strong ones were the political people with money and the weak ones were the middle class people. Also that the strong ones will always be on top and the weak ones would either stay as the weak ones or will do anything to go up.