How to analyze Literary Tricksters?

Trickster---the character that gets what he or she wants through devious, often deceptive means rather than through direct action.

And we were supposed to analyze tricksters in The Wonderful Tar-Baby Story and/or How Mr. Rabbit Was Too Sharp For Mr. Fox by Joel Chandler Harris in our essay.

I just couldn't seem to start.

If you can't start, then it's as though you are hoping someone will do the work for you. But no one has more potential than you to think deeply about a reading.

Start by reading one of the readings and writing one sentence!

If you need ideas, try googling this:
The Wonderful Tar-Baby Story character analysis

You will find good discussions of the characters.
But do not just rely on notes you find online. Enjoy the reading! Humans love literature for a reason. It is a unique pleasure. Just keep the reading with you during the day and wait until you are not restless... wait until you feel like reading.

:-)