Sunjata Flashcards
1
Q
What is griot
A
A historian, storyteller, keeper of culture
2
Q
What aspect is evident in this text?
A
The art of storytelling and its impacts
3
Q
What is common between The Odyessy and Sunjata?
A
Hospitality
Both texts are oral literature
4
Q
What number is reoccurring in Sunjata and why?
A
7
It has ties to Islam with the 7 Pillars of Islam
5
Q
What is different between The Odyessy and Sunjata?
A
Sunjata is apart of a community throughout the story
Odysseus is alone throughout the poem
6
Q
What are the themes of Sunjata?
A
History/Legacy= Sunjata respects the past and his ancestors
Destiny= Sunjata’s fate his been predestined and he cannot change it
