Archetypes In The Odyssey
When looking throughout ancient mythology, each story has unique characteristics that make them their own. By looking deep into the myth, and analyzing its qualities, society can get a greater grasp of what the author was trying to portray through each God. One myth in particular is the journey of Odysseus as he traveled from the city of Troy, to his homeland in Ithaca. This story represents various interpretations such as gender sexuality, nature myth theory, and rationalism.
To begin, the myth of Odysseus has an aspect of human sexuality throughout his journey. Throughout this adventure he ended up having affairs with various different women. The first to steal Odysseus from being faithful to his wife was the beautiful and enchanting goddess- …show more content…
One psychologist, whose views and practices can be pulled out analytically from this piece of work, is Carl Jung. He focused on the idea that humans create archetypes which reveal themselves by powerful images. The types of archetypes Jung discusses can be found throughout the plot of this myth. The first archetype found it by looking at the journey of Odysseus as a whole. A journey is required that includes various trials which sends the main character in search of something greater than himself. This becomes a journey of self-discovery. This idea surrounds this myth being that the entire focus centers on the journey Odysseus embarks on to get home to Ithaca. The next archetype is through the task. In order for this to be found, the main character must undergo a superhuman task in order to complete his/her final goal for the plot. Before both of these archetypes can be found, there needs to be an initiation within the main character. This typically centers on the moment where the main character comes to maturity or receives a calling. This is found in this myth when Odysseus finishes the battle in Troy and believes he is called home to be reunited with Penelope. Many of these archetypes are simply things Jung would pull out based on the plot of the story. There are also certain character that could be pulled out, and symbols. This myth follows a
To begin, the myth of Odysseus has an aspect of human sexuality throughout his journey. Throughout this adventure he ended up having affairs with various different women. The first to steal Odysseus from being faithful to his wife was the beautiful and enchanting goddess- …show more content…
One psychologist, whose views and practices can be pulled out analytically from this piece of work, is Carl Jung. He focused on the idea that humans create archetypes which reveal themselves by powerful images. The types of archetypes Jung discusses can be found throughout the plot of this myth. The first archetype found it by looking at the journey of Odysseus as a whole. A journey is required that includes various trials which sends the main character in search of something greater than himself. This becomes a journey of self-discovery. This idea surrounds this myth being that the entire focus centers on the journey Odysseus embarks on to get home to Ithaca. The next archetype is through the task. In order for this to be found, the main character must undergo a superhuman task in order to complete his/her final goal for the plot. Before both of these archetypes can be found, there needs to be an initiation within the main character. This typically centers on the moment where the main character comes to maturity or receives a calling. This is found in this myth when Odysseus finishes the battle in Troy and believes he is called home to be reunited with Penelope. Many of these archetypes are simply things Jung would pull out based on the plot of the story. There are also certain character that could be pulled out, and symbols. This myth follows a