Archetypes stem from the mind of Carl Jung. Archetypal or the collective unconscious is a pool of universal memories that everyone shares, a network of files. Universal characters with common attributes constitute an archetypical character, such as in Star Wars the heroic character is Luke Skywalker, who is on a quest to search his own history and to save the princess. Luke Skywalker has the common heroic attribute of a special power as Luke finds himself well within the force and the fact that in his hometown planet of Tatooine he excels as a terrific landspeeder pilot at his age. Luke also has received kudos for his marksmanship skills. Princess Leia represents the victim and a martyr as she risks her life by providing the construction plans of the Death Star to rebel forces. Han Solo is quite a character he represents a rotten apple turned do-gooder, throughout the movie his character transgresses…
Annie John, Written by Jamaica Kincaid is a coming of age novel focusing on the interaction and relationships between an adolescent, her mother and reality. In the book Annie John, the main character Annie, goes through many experiences as she matures. We first learn about Annie when she is only 10 years old. Annie lives with her mother and father in a Caribbean Island called Antigua. The family spends their summer close by to a cemetery which later fascinates Annie. She is later intrigued by the thought of death and that children her age die as well. Annie starts to go funeral services which later starts to conflict with her daily routine. Annie first starts showing a change in her demeanor when she has to run an errand for her mother but…
Shaping a great role model is also extremely important for a mother, since children always learn from people who live with them. We can clearly see some examples in A Bridge to Wiseman’s Cove. When Kerry left her children, the eldest sibling in the family Sarah, took holidays of her own soon after, because Kerry had never taught her to look after her younger brothers, and she was just copying what her mother had done. And Harley, he is a naughty kid that had stolen food and drawn pictures on Nugent’s store. But no one should punish him for his behaviour, because he is only a ten-year-old and his mother has never taught him not to do such things. Consequently, a bad role model of a mother can lead an immature kid to some bad habits.…
According to Stenudd (N.D), Carl Jung’s theory on archetype referred to fictional type-roles like the hero. However, archetypes were also keys that symbolize human’s personality and values. Furthermore, some archetypes could be seen as mixes of other archetypes. Followed by the explanation of Golden (n.d), Jung defined 12 primary types that shown the personality of the character, motivation, and set of values. The Jungian theory suggested the primary archetypes of Self: self, ego, shadow, persona, anima/animus. This theory was applied in analyzing the complex characters in the film (Gunston 2004).…
Diedre could benefit from the transference and countertransference intervention in Jungian therapy. She can link her past personal dramas which represent an archetypal struggle, comprised of images and symbols from the past, to a new self-realization (Capuzzi & Gross, 2011). This goal can also be achieved by unlocking other elements of her unconscious including her desires, memories and past events by engaging in art, dream interpretation and/or spirituality. These methods can help Deidre gain a new insight into the grieving she has experienced in losing her father and the lack of her mother’s support due to her mental health issues, mood swings and hoarding problem. Deidre is essentially grieving a loss of both parents, even though her mother is alive. Deidre’s mother was not available to her and not capable of nurturing her.…
Have you ever wondered why you get along with your best friends? Or maybe you are dying to know why some coworkers get under your skin. Perhaps you are frustrated with routinely quarreling with your cousins. Well, once I discovered my personality type and how it relates to other types, I learned that many of our social conflicts are derived from each person's unique perception of the world.…
In many families, the individual feels alone,isolated, and misunderstood from the rest of the household; the characteristics that define individuality arise from our families however, therefore we are never really alone. Some trace of personality paces from generation to generation. Comments like, “He's a born leader” or “She has her father's temper” seem like just phrases but the…
Neo-analytic ego psychologists work to understand what being an individual mean to a social world and it is not an easy task (Friedman & Schustack, 2013). The ideas of “inferiority complexes, of strivings for mastery, of sibling rivalries, of basic anxieties, of the differentiation of identity,” (Friedman & Schustack, 2013, p. 137) infiltrate our modern concepts of child raising, family, and human nature. While the challenge of suitable managing mechanisms remains key and unanswered (Friedman & Schustack,…
It is very important to have a good relationship with at least one of your parents. You need to be able to share memories of your childhood with the people who raised you. I believe that sharing childhood stories with your parents gives you a connection to a relationship based on trust, emotion and sincerity. In Tony Ardizzone’s short story “My Mother’s Stories,” Tony tells the reader of his relationship with his mother while she is very sick in the hospital. Throughout the story Tony talks about childhood memories with his mother and he also describes the stories that she is telling to him. I think that through his memories and their stories together the reader is able to imagine and relate to the relationship between Tony and his mother, Mary.…
During my time reading to children at Jefferson Elementary school, I observed how a child’s knowledge of archetypes alters their perceptions of the particular book they are reading. I read the children’s book Are You My Mother by P. D. Eastman, and I witnessed three examples of how archetypes might have affected their view of the story: the caregiver role, the gender roles, and the hero and villain role.…
In Jung’s theory of personality, thought forms common to all human beings, stored in the collective unconscious is called, archetypes.…
John Bradshaw, whose ideas about family dysfunction and the damaged “inner child” concealed within most adults made him one of the most popular and influential self-help evangelists of the 1990s, died on Sunday in Houston. He was 82.…
In psychology there are many different and apposing perspectives such as biological, evolutionary, socio-cultural and social constructionist, to name a few. This essay will examine these different views and approaches in psychology in relation to sex and gender as well as development. It will look at the advantages and the disadvantages of having many perspectives to draw on when looking at these two diverse areas in psychology which have been cause for much debate. Is it that these perspectives cause confusion in understanding or do they help to broaden one’s mind and give a well-rounded and more objective view? Having a broad range of perspectives is a central and necessary part in trying to understand these topics as the range provides varied views and explanations. These views and explanations can explain why we are the way we are. However having such a broad range of perspectives can cause confusion as it becomes difficult to provide clear and concise explanations.…
No one is born knowing that crying is unmanly or that playing soccer is unladylike. Once a child is born, he or she becomes identified with cultural concepts of what a boy or girl should be like. Children are born male or female, but they have to learn to be masculine or feminine. However, every society assigns different roles to its members according to sex. These sex roles are sets of cultural expectations that define how men and women are supposed to act according to the norms of their society in any given time:…
Childhood development determines the outcome of one’s self; when there is a dissatisfaction, the child develops a lack of stability and balance. The psychoanalytical theory according to Sigmund Freud breaks up the mind into three major parts, superego (the morals of the mind), id (the desire for gratification), and the ego (the mediator of id and superego); which can be applied to a character's behavioral development. Iris' sudden loss of a mother affects the ego when she writes, “…I had no words to express my disagreement…her idea of goodness pinned onto me like a badge…” (Atwood 94). Regarding this quote, Iris has no desire to always be a 'good' sister towards Laura, she is now asked to be a role…