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Archetypes In Creating The Myth By Linda Seger
In the article “Creating the Myth” by Linda Seger, Seger points out how characters from any story usually follow a certain pattern, called archetypes. Analyzing a fairy tale, I decided to choose “Cinderella”. It is evident that many characters in “Cinderella” followed a traditional archetype. The main character, Cinderella, can be fit into three different archetypes: innocent, damsel in distress, and an outcast. Cinderella can be classified as an innocent because she has never done wrong to anyone, even staying positive when getting bullied by her stepmother and sisters. She can also be classified as a damsel in distress and as an outcast as she does not fit in with her family, she gets stuck being mistreated by her stepmother and sisters
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