Examples Of Archetypes In Mumbo Jumbo
As the above discussion suggest, Reed rewrites the traditional detective archetypes in Mumbo Jumbo. The detective in Mumbo Jumbo is not a perfect and eccentric weird but a blemished and caring houngan. Discarded the pattern of one detective with one assistant, the detective is accompanied by several assistants in Mumbo Jumbo. And the main assistant in Mumbo Jumbo is not a simple-minded listener, but a far-sighted tutor. The villains in the novel are also ironically depicted. Contrasting with the round criminals which usually draw sympathy from the readers, the culprits in Mumbo Jumbo are hilarious and absurdly flat characters. Villains like H.V.V. And Biff Muslewhite are like caricatures of racists from the cartoon books. Moreover, by reconstructing