Reading notes Week 2: Coyote cooks his daughter, Part B

In the story “Coyote Cooks his daughter” it has this way of foreshadow along with repetition. If you take a look at the title it kind of already gives you a dark feeling because the title is “Coyote Cooks his daughter”. To be honest from the beginning I thought that the title was a metaphor for something but it actually is very straightforward and tells you exactly what's going to happen in the story and what the story is about. The story seems to have a lot of repetition because in each stanza there's like a repeated word. I think the author did this to put emphasis on what was happening to make even the littlest of lines have the biggest meanings. Also I think the repetition was used by the author to keep the reader engaged it seems. As for the foreshadowing there seems to be a lot of it because every time the coyote would go to do something it would have the repetition lines and then a conclusion at the end of the stanza. Also because of the title it kind of keeps you wondering like if what was said is true like if he really is going to eat his daughter. It's kind of funny because you would never think of a parent cooking their own children but in this situation because he was so hungry he did it anyways. You kind of get to thinking about what a person or thing would do when they have nothing. A question I been asking myself is “ Would I do this if I was in the coyote situation” my obvious answer right away is “no” but who knows what a person would do at the end.

Citation: Cupeno, "Coyote Cooks His Daughter"