Reading Notes: Myth-Folklore Anthology

I really liked the setting in The Indian Who Wrestled with a Ghost. An overnight stay in the woods by afire can set the mood for any ghost story. The author described what the ghosts were wearing in detail and helped the reader imagine the distrust and fear felt by the main character. It surprised me to read that he allowed the ghost to touch his foot multiple times. Owls have been associated with ghost stories many times, so I liked that she included that in her tale.
The character from Pygamlion really grabbed my attention  because he was so afraid to love women who lived around him, he created a sculpture and fell in love with his masterpiece. He wanted his creation to be real and would not admit to himself that she was an inanimate object. The character quite literally created the woman of his dreams. 

Bibliography:
Katharine Berry Judson. Myths and Legends of the Great Plains.
Tony Kline. Ovid's Metamorphoses.

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