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    it is confusing at most. To better understand the tale‚ we will breakdown Alice’s character as an archetypal hero. Now what is an archetypal hero? An archetypal hero is one of the many universal symbols of literature. It is subdivided into hero archetypes: the quest‚ the initiation‚ and the sacrificial scapegoat. These are the three things that the protagonist must go through before he could be generally recognized as a hero. Who is Alice? She is young girl set in the Victorian era of England.

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    watched a movie called “horror story” (2013)‚ which was a film based around people of India. The movie was about seven young adults who decided to spend a night in an abandoned haunted hotel. It was a great movie but I couldn’t avoid the social psychology term stereotype. In the movie‚ the characters ranged from athletic‚ attractive looking men‚ to beautiful‚ innocent females and the sexy (whore-like) females. The stereotypical characters died in the order of the typical horror story that was brought

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    story was based on the writing of Joseph Campell who was a scholar of myths and legends. George Lucas also based his ideas off of Jung’s Archetype Theory. This theory is that our personalities fit into one of many different types‚ each based on a collective unconscious. His story follows a classic heroic arc. Star Wars was the first serious science fiction film created and also one six Oscars. In the movie Stars Wars by George Lucas’s characters relate to other books in terms of Jung’s theory‚ and

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    The Roles of Mythological/Archetypal Characters In the famous epic poem entitled Beowulf‚ there are numerous roles that define the importance of archetypal characters. Heros‚ according to the Anglo-Saxons‚ were known to be powerful and courageous and were viewed as individuals who went above the normal standards in order to assist others. Another important archetypal character is known as the outcast‚ which is an individual who stays confined to themselves. Many characters fit the role as an outcast

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    5 Abner Snopes work for‚ it is depicted that the family “eat the cold food remaining from the mid- afternoon meal” (Faulkner‚ 1939‚ p.6). Once again Abner Snopes lacks the ability to provide steaming hot food for his family so as to keep them warm and satisfied. These two examples reflect Abner Snopes’ failure to provide a comfortable life for his family. An other basic need that Abner Snopes fails to fulfil is to provide a permanent home for his family. Colonel Sartoris Snopes is overwhelmed by

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    Archetypes in The Count of Monte Cristo Mysterious‚ morose‚ cunning‚ rebellious‚ and even ingenious are only a few words used to describe Edmond Dantes as a Byronic Hero. A Byronic Hero is defined as a glorified but flawed character with immense superiority in his passions and powers. These heroes can be depicted in a variety of ways and contexts. Similar to a Byronic Hero‚ Edmond Dantes has suffered great wrongs and was betrayals. However‚ he emerges as a cruel and powerful man who believes he

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    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

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    Another main and highly loved archetype in the Hunger Games is the star-crossed lovers. Star-crossed lovers dates back to the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet created by William Shakespeare. Star-crossed lovers are two people who care deeply for each other; however‚ their love is doomed by the stars and they cannot be together. The star-crossed lovers in the Hunger Games is Gale Hawthorne and Katnisss Everdeen. Everyone loves the two destine to be together but something is always in the way. Gale and

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    In her essay‚ “The Deconstruction of the Male-Rescuer Archetype‚” Carolina Fernandez emphasizes how the figure of a “male-hero” has evolved and changed overtime. Fernandez supports her main argument using Spanish fairy tales to oppose the strong-traditional vision of Machoism and demonstrate how women do not need a figure of a hero or rescuer‚ since they can free themselves and become independent. Although some of the fairy tales used as examples had a male rescuer‚ her main argument demonstrates

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    The lake closed over her nose and mouth as Sara sucked in a lung-full of cold‚ black water. Sarah barely managed to get in another breath‚ she glimpsed quickly‚ she saw the dreadful red light of its eyes still shining accompanied by the horrifying howls. Sara felt her body beginning to tremble out of utter fear‚ for the beast was still pursuing her. Sarah took a deep breath of living restoring air‚ and submersed herself under the water. She began to swim further and further away from it‚ being very

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