1. What is the purpose of myth?
To explain the origins of our world and society
How were we created?
What are we here for?
How did our society come to be?

2. What is the purpose of myth?
To teach lessons and introduce a society’s morality.
What is socially acceptable?
What is not socially acceptable?
What is taboo in a society?

3. What is the purpose of myth?
To create a sense of culture and shared identity.
Myths unite a people, giving them a shared set of cultural references.
They can define our identity by creating a unified set of beliefs.

4. What is the purpose of myth?
To codify or set down social and religious rules.
How should one show faith and loyalty to higher powers?
Why are we here and what are we expected to do?

5. What is the purpose of myth?
To entertain.
Myths are exciting adventures with action, romance, and comedy.
They are tales to be told and retold to each generation.

6. Example: Superman The American Hercules The immigrant story
Superman comes from another culture and becomes an American to the core in our melting pot.
The American hero
Truth, justice, and the American way
Comes from the Midwest, the American Heartland.