Why Is Bugs Bunny a Trickster
The Trickster Character Is Common in Many Different Cultures. Bugs Bunny Is an Example of a Modern, American Trickster. Bugs Bunny Relates to the Traditional...
The trickster character is common in many different cultures. Bugs Bunny is an example of a modern, American trickster. Bugs Bunny relates to the traditional trickster because he deceives, role plays, and inverts different situations. … His attributes relate to older folktales, such as the story of Brer Rabbit.
What kind of archetype is Bugs Bunny?
Bugs is a uniquely American expression of an ancient archetype — the Trickster. “If you want to teach Folklore 101, and you need an example of a Trickster, Bugs Bunny is it,” says Robert Thompson, director of a Syracuse University pop-culture studies program. “He defies authority. He goes against the rules.
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Is Bugs Bunny a hero or villain?
Bugs Bunny (simply known as Bugs) is the main protagonist in the animated series Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, the tritagonist of the 2003 live-action/animated film, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, and in the 1996 live-action/animated film, Space Jam.
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