Examples of African-American folktales include trickster tales of Br'er Rabbit[10] and heroic tales such as that of John Henry.[11] The Uncle Remus stories by Joel Chandler Harris helped to bring African-American folk tales into mainstream adoption.[12] Harris did not appreciate the complexity of the stories nor their potential for a lasting impact on society.[13] Other narratives that appear as important, recurring motifs in African-American culture are the "Signifying Monkey", "The Ballad of Shine", and the legend of Stagger Lee.