Why do almost all myths and legends have a moral?

Answer 1

Most stories don't have morals - the best ones hardly ever do.

Some stories have morals because they are written by people who love to give advice. People who love to give advice are nearly always the people least worth listening to.

AnswerStories are a wonderful way to teach. Stories have always been used to teach the morals of any given culture. Every group of people on earth has their own set of folk tales that have been used for thousands of years to pass on moral lessons to children. They generally set forth a dilemma, or puzzle, or situation in a simple format so that the child can easily see the problem and later learn from the outcome. Read Aesop's Fables for a good survey of children's stories that teach a moral lesson.

The world's great literature explores universal moral questions that transcend time and allow us to study the morals of earlier times and marvel at how much things have changed. Pick up any classic English novel to see how the eighteenth century morality affected the lives of women. Compare their lives to the freedom of today. A reading of George Eliot will reveal that women were aware of their subjection and were unhappy about it but had no idea that it could or would ever change. However, to gain enrichment from reading you need to make wise choices about what you read.

Shakespeare is a great source for learning and reading about morality and amorality!The Bibles and their many translations are composed of stories composed by many, many authors over long periods of time that sought to teach the moral lessons held essential to those authors.

Answer 2

Myths and legends often include morals to teach important lessons or values to the audience. These stories serve as a way to pass down cultural knowledge and wisdom from one generation to the next. Morals help reinforce societal norms and guide individuals on how to behave and make decisions.

Answer 3

The main idea they were trying to point out to the audience for example: the lorax. The moral was that the children of america are the future and that cutting down trees destroys the environment.

Answer 4

Traditional stories had morals because they were meant to teach. Early stories were told to teach children how to live.