Which of Iktomi’s actions is punished by the Great Spirit, and how does this reveal the theme?
A.) Cutting only the choice cuts of venison shows the theme that greed is wrong.
B.) Praying to Inyan for food shows the theme that laziness is wrong.
C.) Taking the blanket back shows the theme that selfishness is wrong.
D.) Giving the worn blanket to Inyan shows the theme that offerings of thanks should be words, not objects
Answer:
C.) Taking the blanket back shows the theme that selfishness is wrong.
Explanation:
From "Iktomi's Blanket", it is narrated that Iktomi's meal of fat ducks have been eaten by wolves and decided to pray to the great-grandfather Inyan for food and gave his half-worn blanket as an offering because he had nothing else to give.
After giving his blanket as an offering, he went forth and saw a freshly wounded deer, which he set to start cooking, and suddenly the weather changed and he was so cold and longed for his blanket so he went back to collect it from Inyan, albeit insolently.
He was punished by the Great Spirit by taking back the deer and making the weather colder than it was.
Answer:
Taking the blanket back shows the theme that selfishness is wrong.
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