Throughout the book there are many myths and folk tales, which the Gethenian people refer to as “hearth tales” throughout the book. I usually would just quickly read through these chapters of books, however for The Left Hand Of Darkness it's so important to acknowledge these chapters instead of taking a glimpse at them. Chapters 4 and 9 I believe, were hearth tales. The purpose of reading those chapters were so that we could understand the Gethenian culture and history better. One of the myths I recall was about two brothers who separated and remet in the Place Inside the Blizzard. We are given knowledge about the rules from their culture which is that siblings can have a child together but not more than one. Also, we learn that suicide is seen as something super shameful and sinful. Something else that I noticed while reading is that the cold plays a huge impact in the ancient myths of Gethen, since that is a big part of where they live. For example, the odd place that the two brothers met could have been in another location such as a rainforest, a hotter place such as a desert, or any other place.
-Brianna Rubio
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