The Difference Between African and Middle Eastern Tales

The Difference Between African and Middle Eastern Tales African and Middle Eastern Literature Nov 2, 2018 in Literature The History of African and Middle Eastern Literature The difference between African and Middle Eastern tales is remarkably noticed through the use of animal characters in African tales and human characters in Middle Eastern tales. However, while the aspect of character choice is important for two sides, the reasons behind the choices are essential to the analysis of these two kinds of literature. In this essay, analysis is provided for African and Middle Eastern literature based on the example of tales. Tortoise and the Wisdom Gourd is the chosen story for the analysis of African tales. On the other hand, The Adventures of Urad, or the Fair Wanderer is chosen to represent Middle Eastern tales. Both African and Middle Eastern literatures is based on religious biases that dictate the manner of characters behavior. The two literatures represent moral biases controlled by self-proclaimed religious disorders.