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    What are the common archetypes in ancient mythologies? I chose this topic because I have a large interest in past culture‚ and I would like to know more about the stories of heroes passed down through many generations. These archetypes help historians understand the lifestyle of past civilizations‚ such as Greek‚ Norse‚ and Egyptian. When people include an archetypal character in a piece of literature‚ “it helps to get the message of a work across to the reader‚ by appealing to specific universal

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    The Sandlot Archetype

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    In The Sandlot: Heading Home‚ the storyteller uses the character archetype‚ a mentor‚ to reveal how we as humans look back on former times because our decisions‚ good and bad‚ allows us to reflect on our past and learn from it. In other words‚ we want the mentors to leave a mark on us‚ make us remember what they did‚ and make us push through the past and into the future and how their messages‚ actions‚ or memories continue to shape us into our impending selves. Without memories‚ you could not push

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    Archetype: Who Are You

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    ARCHETYPES: WHO ARE YOU? BY CAROLINE MYSS (Nonfiction Book Reports) The Assignment in Conversation VI Subject By: Siti Utami 10111150 S I ENGLISH LITERATURE HIGHER SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEKNOKRAT BANDAR LAMPUNG 2013 TABLE OF CONTENT CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 The Background of The Report 1 1.2 The Scope Of The Report 2 CHAPTER TWO DISCUSSION 2.1 The Biographycal Sketch 3 2.2 The Physical Description 4

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    Archetype In The Hobbit

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    In J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit‚ Thorin Oakenshield exemplifies the archetype as a mentor pupil because he guides them when Gandalf isn’t there‚ he stands up for his beliefs‚ and makes sure never to leave a man behind. Thorin is a very brave man who must lead the group in their darkest hour. He is under great pressure as the “son of Thrain and grandson of Thror‚ King under the Mountain‚”(195). So when he gandalf leaves the group for other business Thorin takes up the leader role immediately. He is

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    Archetypes in Beowulf Archetypes stir profound emotions in the reader because they awaken images stored in the collective unconscious. In Seamus Haney’s translation of Beowulf this is used in the form of character types. Beowulf is a hero and encounters many triumphs with different types of people on his journey in this epic poem. There are three archetypal characters in Beowulf that are particularly effective and intriguing. These are The Creature of Nightmare Grendel‚ The Mentor Hrothgar‚ and

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    Archetypes In Beowulf

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    and its influences on literature throughout time. The culture of the Anglo-Saxons influenced the author of Beowulf‚ but Beowulf‚ itself‚ has been influenced by the cultures throughout time. The culture influence on the author is evident by the archetypes typically

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    Monomyth Archetype

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    An essay that I will be examining through the framework of a monomyth archetype is “The Step Not Taken” by Paul D’Angelo in which he recollects his thoughts and emotions after a Toronto-based event in which he is faced with a young man in an elevator who suddenly and without provocation breaks down in tears‚ thus putting the author’s public persona that he carries for strangers at odds with his inner ego and sense of social self-worth. The questions that the author has explored in the essay were

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    Archetypes In Psychology

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    Archetypes are the threads‚ symbols and repeated concepts that are ubiquitous in literature as well as the human search for knowledge and value. Humanity has always been infatuated with the archetype of love itself. To fully comprehend what attraction is composed of and how it begins‚ one can consult science and psychology‚ but the only complete justification of love is the irrationality of human emotion and subconscious. The influence of biology and philosophy only extends so far before the nonsensical

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    Archetypes In Cinderella

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    Cinderella‚ a well-known fairytale‚ has been passed down through generations. “One of the oldest known literary renderings of the theme is a Chinese version recorded in the 9th century AD.¨ (¨Cinderella.¨ Merriam webster´s encyclopedia of Literature.) The Cinderella fairytale‚ after being around for centuries‚ has made a colossal impact on each generation since it’s creation. This ancient Chinese fairytale‚ despite its multiple variations‚ follows the same vague plot. “The story of Cinderella follows

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    On The Road Archetypes

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    life. Kerouac’s novel follows the jazz and the energy of the time. The book tells the story of four cross-country journeys of two friends‚ Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty‚ the fictional alter-egos of Kerouac and iconic Beat writer Neil Cassady. Five archetypes that analyze Jack Kerouac’s On the Road are the

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