The+Trickster

A trickster is a character who plays tricks or otherwise disobeys normal rules of conventional behavior. They tend to question and mock authority, while encouraging impulse and enthusiasm.Tricksters seek out new ideas and experiences, promote chaos and unrest. They are generally the person who cheats or deceives people, while also bringing knowledge and wisdom. The tricksters are in a big role in a lot of movies because they lead the movie to be funny, comical and add twists and turns that you may not have expected to be in the movie.

In myths, the trickster is almost always a male characters in many different cultures. They love to play tricks on other gods and sometimes humans and animals. And cross lines breaking or blurring connections and distinctions between right and wrong, sacred and profane, clean and dirty, male and female, young and old, and living and dead.

==== __The Mythological Trickster__ ==== In Norse Mythology, Loki, who has also been referred to as Sly God and Father of Lies, was part god and part giant. His name literally means "fire", therefore explaining the myth of how he was born. It is said that his father, Farbauti, struck a flint and made a spark, which flew into the undergrowth of the island Lauley, and fire (Loki) was born. Loki was a very versatile shape-shifter. He could appear as smoke, or most mammals very easily. This helped him either assist the god but also more often cause them problems. He is said to be the one who caused the death of Balder, which ended his positive relations with the gods.



 Anansi, the spider, is a West African god, known for being a trickster. The story of him originated from the Ashanti people in Ghana. (Also to be referred to as, //Ananse, Kwaki Ananse, and Anancy.// To them he is THE spider-man, as he can frequently takes the shape of a spider but also very regularly appears as a man. His name itself means "spider". He essentially worked for Nyame, the sky god, and his father. Anansi was sly and clever in the things he did; he trapped all of the creatures that were previously thought to be impossible to catch. He wasn't the traditional, or ideal trickster that we all think of right away. But his cunning ability to shape-shift and do the impossible through trickery gave him his name and his ownership over the "spider stories".



In the Pirates Of The Caribbean series, Captain Jack Sparrow is the prime example of what a trickster embodies. He is sly, sneaky, and comical, in all aspects of the script. Played by Johnny Depp, Sparrow escapes death, prison, and fire in the most unusual ways.But not only that, during all of his encounters with others, especially ones who don't necessarily enjoy his presence, he find an escape that is comical but always end up surviving. He is the epitome of a free spirit with a sarcastic tone and wise sense of humor. Although he may seem doofy and a bit stupid, he is certainly not one to underestimate, as his ability to manipulate and read people will always win.
 * __The Modern Day Trickster __**

media type="youtube" key="SNkrfnWmYfM" width="560" height="315" = = = = =__Psychology __= The trickster brings out the child in all of us. As a child we're always looking to play games and tricks on everyone around us such as; our parents, siblings and even company brought to the house. All children are little tricksters because their imagination never stops, it's what keeps them occupied. As we age we lose our imagination day by day and we even begin to lose our passion for things we used to be so passionate about. Everyone loves to laugh and that's why everyone always loves a trickster whether their actions are good or bad.