Literature of the Black Atlantic

I think that myths still play a prevalent role in our society today given the fact that many people still place a lot of emphasis on religion and quite often derive facts purposefully mythical oriented fables or stories. It is also very interesting that the word myth has taken a pejorative connotation in today's society in that people are very comfortable with the notion that all the things they personally hold dear are valid teaching tools, while the beliefs of the "other" are deemed mythical. The use of the word myth in this sense is meant to conjure up images of fantastic or childish characteristics and while many elements of myths will be fantastic in nature, an effort to wipe away any social value from such narratives ought not be tolerated. This method further gives cultural elitists licence to eradicate the other opposing myths to add emphasis and importance to their own supported origin stories or sets of belief.