Student's Choosing 3 Myth

In life there are many levels and definitions to what a myth is. Since this class I have gained a greater knowledge of it and started to narrow it down to a more specific meaning of myth. To some, a myth is often times a fictional story that has if not some, absolutely no truth in it at all. Others would describe myth to be something that makes a truth more understandable, more relatable. Walter Fisher (1984) states that the “most compelling, persuasive stories are mythic in form, stories… that give meaning and significance to life” (The Narrative Paradigm and Related Theories, 1984). I agree with Fisher’s point, I think myth can absolutely give more meaning or even create meaning to a story. For instance, in class when we talked about Yellowstone Park and how there is a myth that goes with it but the officer sharing it apologized for it; Dr. Redick discussed how he shouldn’t apologize because there is truth in the myth the officer shared. Although not all of the facts were in line to his story, there was still a piece of truth in the myth and that is what made the super volcano that much more historic.