The Techniques That Anthropologists Have Used to Analyze Myth and Folktales

question 22

Multiple Choice

The techniques that anthropologists have used to analyze myth and folktales can be extended to two popular films in American culture, The Wizard of Oz and Star Wars. Which of the following is NOT an example of such an analysis, revealing the similarities between the two films?

• A) Star Wars is a systematic structural transformation of The Wizard of Oz.
• B) In both movies, fairy-tale heroes are often accompanied on their adventures by secondary characters who personify the virtues needed for a successful quest.
• C) Both films focus on the child's relationship with the parent of the same sex, dividing that parent into three parts.
• D) Both heroes use magic to accomplish their goals.
• E) Confirming Lévi-Strauss's analysis of myths around the world, these movies have many secondary cultural references that only cultured audiences are able to perceive and appreciate.