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In the story Amusement I think that is a trickster or two. Victor and Sadie put Dirty Joe on the roller coaster because he is drunk and they think it would be funny. They have no real reason for doing this to him. It is not like they hate him or anything; they do it simply for amuement, they think it’s funny. Tricksters do things like this because they will get a good laugh out of it. Tricksters also do things that are dangerous and get them or others into trouble. Victor and Sadie were most definately troublemakers at the fair, but they did not actually get into trouble instead they got Dirty Joe into trouble. Also it was really dangerous to put Dirty Joe on the roller coaster when he was drunk he could have fallen out and gotten hurt. Victor and Sadie simply did not care who they hurt they just wanted to have a good laugh at someone elses expense.

I also believe that the mouse who ran up Victor’s aunt’s pants was a trickster. The mouse did cause trouble by making his aunt so mad at her husband and son that she went out of the house and went into the creek and was “swimming” even though she cannot really swim. She realizes that things in her life need to change because she does so much for everyone else in her life and no one does anything for her. She doesn’t listen to her husband and son when they tell her to get out of the water because she wants them to know that she will not be giving into them any more. She also tells them that they can cook for themselves, since she always cooks for them. In this way the mouse was also a helpful trickster because it helped the aunt stand up for herself and realize that she needed her change her life so she could be happier.

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