What are the functions of myths/narratives? I believe myths and narratives have very valuable functions in every given society or culture. Myths and narratives help keep everybody or almost everybody in a society on the same track. They serve to show those people coming into the tribe or society or those who are being born into it, the way of life that has been adapted as according to their ancestors . "The myth defines what has the right to be said and done in the culture"(25). In other words as said in the book postmodernism, i believe what this is saying is that basically myths are the law of the land for certain societies. Therefore myths set the guidelines for the different cultures. What their ancestors have brought to the table and the custom and rituals they followed or invented provide the outline to what the society as a whole should act like or be like. Myths can be utilized as a way to steer the whole community in one direction and this could be a good thing or a bad thing depending on their usage in my view. Because they can be used to make people believe certain things that are not trues such as in a brave New World, or they can simply be utilized as a reference to how things can be done and not exactly force the inhabitants to abide by the law of the myths. Moreover for a more literal interpretation of myths/narratives , as said in Postmodernism book, "according to Lyotard, since science cannot depend upon science to legitimize itself, it must turn to narrative!". So therefore, narratives serve the function of in a way explaining and providing support for the actual use of science. Why is science used? what is the purpose of science? these questions cannot be answered by science itself and so therefore it is the job of narrative to make these justifications for the purpose of science. so basically science without narrative cannot exist, because the narratives are the backbone for science, and therefore stories are told to help provide feedback on the basis of science. we cannot answer the question"why should there be scientific activity in the first place? we cannot respond by saying because science is knowledge. but rather by stating a story, and saying, it is because science is god for the well being of the population, it helps to inform citizens about the good and bad things that are happening and how we as a whole can help fix them, therefore i have made a narrative to support this question.