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    An archetype is‚ according to one definition‚ “a typical character‚ action‚ or situation that seems to represent such universal patterns of human nature.” While found in all types of literature‚ archetypes unquestionably seem to populate myths‚ fantasies‚ and fables to a greater degree than other fiction. Archetypes are important to stories because they help the mind to categorize the behavior and‚ by doing so‚ humanize the characters. Archetypes are‚ in essence‚ labels that permit the reader

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    Archetypes Associated with Alice in Wonderland Alice in Wonderland is a perfect example for a Hero’s Journeys. A Hero’s Journey was first introduced by Christopher Vogler in his book "The Writer’s Journey". Vogler subdivides the Journey into seven archetypes which includes the hero‚ mentor‚ threshold guardian‚ herald‚ shape shifter‚ shadow‚ and trickster. These seven archetypes are demonstrated in Alice in Wonderland in an unrealistic but usual way. The Hero is most likely the protagonist ad

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    Horror has been a long time one of the most popular categories of films in the movie industry. People liked to watch horror films to be afraid and to outdo their fears: "On a psychological level‚ the horror film dramatizes our nightmares‚ so that we can confront them" (Sigmund Freud‚ p.644). Gradually‚ because horror films became too repetitive and too numerous‚ people got used to watching them and were no longer terrified. Even if horror films do not scare us‚ why do we continue to watch them? The

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    Aristotle states that "The change in a hero’s fortunes be not from misery to happiness‚ but...from happiness to misery‚ and the cause...must not lie in any depravity but in some great error on his part.” The unity of setting; fate (or determinism); a noble character‚ with the inevitability of human flaw - these factors are archetypal of the classical tragedies‚ first made popular by notable Sophocles‚ Euripides‚ and Aeschylus. Arthur Miller adopts this structure in his play‚ The Crucible: a tragedy

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    1. Glass-gem ornamental corn?! WHAT? Does this shit even exit? Is it worth the same price and does it even have the same taste as regular corn? Guess you’ll have to find out. 2. Penis-shaped fruit? Would you want to even try it out? 3. Citron-caviar looks like it has water droplets inside it. Pretty-cool‚ no? 4. Wild bananas can be so wild? With their large and hard seeds‚ they don’t seem like the usual bananas we get to eat. 5. Did one

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    marries first. The script brings up a lot of attention in the feminist theory. But‚ Shakespeare’s play reflects on the archetypes of characters‚ situations‚ and symbols. These connections are made in the play to make the audience familiar with the text and provide a deeper understanding. The first form of archetypal theory that will be expressed on is the character archetypes found throughout the story. Petruchio is a gentleman from Verona. Very loud‚ eccentric‚ and frequently drunk‚ he has arrived

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    to his ideology on the collective unconscious and archetypes. Archetypes can be defined as universal thoughts‚ symbols‚ or images having a large amount of emotion attached to them. While there are a variety of archetypes‚ there are four archetypes that Jung felt‚ played a significant role in the establishment of a balanced personality: the persona; animus/anima; shadow; and self. According to the Encyclopedia.com‚ "the“persona” is an archetype that develops over time as a result of the tendency

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    There are many different types of archetypes‚ but I am solely going to focus on one‚ mine. I am of the innocent archetype and I believe it is a very important part to who I am. The traits of an innocent archetype are blissful yet dark if you see it through my eyes. There’s fear of abandonment‚ desire to be loved‚ and the ability to control emotion when you need to. This has led me into a life that I am living now. When I was young and still to this day‚ when anyone I really care about tells me

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    Miranda E. Remenar Per. 1 Bickmore Senior English 2/9/2012 Critical Lens Essay One might be angered that most of their child hood and lifetime stories are all based on archetypes. A simple skeleton of all tales‚ novels and stories alike. Until Discovering what an archetype was‚ you may have though that The Odyssey and Harry Potter were completely different tales‚ however this assumption would be wrong. Odysseus‚ a true hero destined by society to have the falls and triumphs of a hero‚ as well

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    Hope In literature archetype is best defined as a typical character that represents a universal pattern. In general‚ archetype is a very typical example of a person or object. Archetype can be applied to literature because there can be many types of characters and settings that describe a person. Even symbolic archetypes play a role in literature. Hope is a major archetype that could be significant in a lot of stories. Through the stories and poems: “A Rose for Emily" ‚“What You Pawn I Will Redeem”

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