Heroes and Heriones : Gender Roles in Folklore.

This assignment focuses on gendr roles charaterized in fairy tales, folktales, myths and legends. Discuss the role gender has played with the characters found in folklore using a least three stories to support your conclusions. First ask yourself how many males and females are typically portrayed in folklore. Is this representative of thier cultures? Using your three story examples, identify the hero/heroine and provide examples or details from the story that demostrate how their gender is being represented. This assignment should be completed using MLA format. See reference attachments below.

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