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    In this essay I am trying to accomplish a literary analysis and integrating quotes from the book Wild. My focus is Option A which is to analyze the archetypes in Cheryl’s journey and the roles of various characters. My thesis was how the archetypes create who she really is and without them she wouldn’t be able to change. I chose this topic because I like to know about other people’s journey and the people that impacted them in their journey. I considered the audience by not using personal pronouns

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    Archetype Research Project

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    AP Literature 8 October 2012 Archetype Research Project Archetypes are “An inherited idea or mode of thought in the psychology of C. G. Jung that is derived from the experience of the race and is present in the unconscious of the individual” (archetype). Archetypes are central in all cultures across the world and can provide important lessons and outlooks on the common aspects of human life. The journey‚ is an archetype in which the main character is in search of some sort of truth and typically

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    In the world‚ Archetypes are found in all sorts of fiction. Archetypes are patterns in characters that have been seen throughout books or movies. Characters who fall under certain archetypes follow the same pattern that many other follows. In the movie‚ The Lion King‚ most characters can fall under one of these archetypes. Scar represents the shape shifter or the villain‚ the hyenas represent the tricksters‚ and Timon and Pumbaa can represent the jesters. The archetype that each character falls under

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    Archetype Of A Hero Essay

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    There are many other greek heroes that fit what we call the “archetype of a hero”. The archetype of a hero is what we consider to be qualities that most heroes have. Meleager‚ Heracles‚ and Theseus all fit a majority of these qualities and that is what makes them a hero. Meleager is not usually the first greek to come to mind when we think about greek heroes. Meleager fits many of the heroic qualities that are listed in the archetype of a hero. One quality being that Meleager was born into royalty

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    An archetype is a type of story that can be copied and used in the future. The archetype that is described by Horatio Alger would be rising from nothing and becoming successful. This structure of having a goal about becoming successful and achieving this goal is called The American Dream. Horatio Alger created the first pattern of having a character go through tough situations. This character was named Rick. He was modest and dependable. Fitzgerald changes the original characteristics of Horatio

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    author‚ Homer‚ uses archetypes throughout the poem. An archetype is a character‚ action‚ or a situation that is a pattern of human life or patterns. The Odyssey includes about three archetypes throughout the poem‚ these archetypes are: the hero‚ the mentor‚ and the monster. ` The first archetype shown in the poem is the hero. The hero archetype usually is a person with superhuman qualities that is on a quest of something with great value. A character in The

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    Les Miserables Archetypes

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    by Victor Hugo is a book written in 1845 about the time period directly following the French Revolution.  As is the case with most literature‚ Les Miserables includes character archetypes. In Les Miserables‚ the characters Cosette and Jean Valjean are both character archetypes. The character Cosette represents the archetype of the orphaned child.  Her mother‚ Fantine‚ was forced to abandon her as she needed a job and couldn’t take Cosette with her‚ who was an infant at the time. She left Cosette in

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    Archetype Trauma

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    Many people experience trauma as they age. Certain individuals will experience a range of physically distressing events‚ from typical household injuries to brutal domestic violence. For some people‚ however‚ the effects are more severe. If the occurring events are particularly distressing‚ an individual can suffer lifelong symptoms of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). Some commonly overlooked symptoms of this disorder include extreme guilt‚ vivid nightmares‚ and extreme irritability—for example

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    Archetypes In The Hobbit

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    The Hobbit shows both positive and negative character traits. Some of the positive traits were shown by what the dwarves did. They were peaceful and honest . The trolls were seen in a negative light because they tried to kill the dwarves. At this point in the story intelligence would be more important than physical strength because when the trolls made an appearance in the book‚ they weren’t defeated with brute strength.They were defeated because of the sun. In other words‚ the trolls kept getting

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    Chris Wooding Archetypes

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    the characters. Chris Wooding does a stupendous job displaying the archetypes clearly in his book which makes the book worth reading. The characters alter the outcomes of the situations so differently because of their archetypes which makes the story a fresh and original read. Three examples of characters with clear archetypes are Erika‚ the damsel in distress‚ Adam‚ the bully and The Infected‚ whom are all the vampire archetype. First off‚ Erika clearly is the damsel in distress

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