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For “Three Songs About Mad Coyote”, this work involves three instances that involve the titular coyote, with the first describing accessories the creature wears, the second telling what the animal does, and the third from a different perspective, another possible character who has been found by the haunting and terrifying monster.

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With the narrator singing, “eastern daybreak finds me the meaning of that song: with blood-stained mouth comes mad Coyote,” these last simple lines make the three songs completely change for me, especially in terms of the perspective of narration (36). I found this quite chilling because prior to the third song, it seemed that the singer wasn't a part of the “Coyote's” world, only describing the “Coyote” and not including the word “me” at all. However, with the third song, there is a possible reveal that hints that the singer of these three songs is in fact another possible character in the songs and not only that, but a form of prey to the “Coyote.” So, although these songs are separate songs, it completely changed the perception that I had of them, as the description of the “Coyote” and its actions in songs one and two could have been found because of the encounter the narrator has with the “Coyote” in song three.

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