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earnstyle [38]
3 years ago
6

How is the purpose of urban legends of today the same as that of folktales that have been passed down for generations?

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2 answers:
Masteriza [31]3 years ago
7 0
They are both told for entertainment purposes, and, more importantly, to relate a moral- a life lesson.
Paha777 [63]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

They both are told from person to person and they give a teaching or warning

Explanation:

Even when urban legends and folktales have some differences in the purpose that they have like the fact that folktales are made with the purpose of unifying a group into the belief of something, they both share the purpose of spreading a common knowledge among people as they tell the story from person to person.

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