the process of growth; it is also a loss of innocence. It is an aspect of coming of age or an experience in a child or person’s life that makes them more aware of evil‚ pain or suffering in the world around them. 3:10 to Yuma is a represents this archetype of life in different ways. Not only so the characters face events that would make them lose their innocence but movie opens the eyes of the audience as well. The audience sees how random strangers are ready to kill a man they don’t even know just
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Amir represents the Hero archetype. He is smart and willing to sacrifice himself for love. He doesn’t have ambition in life‚ which might be considered as a character flaws for some people. However‚ that’s the obstacle he need to overcome later and it influences the arc of this character. f.What are his/her prominent/salient characteristics? Amir is a smart and quick learner. He has integrity in his heart to lead his actions. Indifferent to fame and wealth‚ he never relies on others and always
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Another example of the hero archetype is in the Story of Macbeth. For a story to be a hero’s journey‚ there are usually 10 stages that it must follow. The first stage is usually known as the ordinary world. This is when the hero is introduced in such a way so the audience understands their situation. Macbeth is shown in this way since he is a general of king Duncan’s army and he holds off an invading army. This gives the reader a good look at who macbeth is as a person. The next stage in this journey
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rife with the same heroic traits as his definitive counterpart. Throughout the course of the film‚ Hercules faces a series of challenges and events which test his strength and ability. Subsequently these events fulfill the majority of his heroic archetype. By Hercules’ masculine nature‚ divine parent‚ divine helper‚ trip to the underworld‚ and fulfillment of kleos (his immortal quest for glory)‚ Hercules would have been considered a hero in Ancient Greek society despite the archetypical traits left
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Understanding how the average male works is often an overdone case of discussion‚ but there is a particular archetype that I find perplexing. That of course is the average metal head‚ the rocker‚ or the mosh pitter. These guys will go into concerts running on only what I can assume is pizza and energy drink with the amount of energy they have. The concert starts‚ the music is blaring‚ and the song does not even have to be quickly place‚ but they will start slamming into each other. Everyone slowly
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the American Nightmare. We all know someone‚ friend or relative‚ who works to the point of utter exhaustion in order to afford the big house and fancy cars. In fact‚ there is a piece of highly acclaimed literary work that illustrates this exact archetype: Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. The main character of the play‚ Willy Loman‚ represents that friend or relative we all know. He works his life away in an attempt to achieve the seemingly intangible American Dream‚ only to end his life living
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As Katniss comes to the end of the Hunger Games she meets several archetypes‚ and finishes her hero’s journey. First Katniss faces the resurrection‚ where she must defeat her final threshold guardian Cato‚ who is the last hurdle in the way of her winning the Hunger Games. On top of the cornucopia Peeta and Katniss fight for their lives‚ at times struggling with hand to hand combat as the mutant muts wait below. Peeta and Cato struggle to knock each other off the cornucopia‚ Katniss has an opportunity
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characteristics‚ the reason she is described as such is because of her experiences with the world and how they perceived her through these acts. In my eyes my mother is not a “mother Teresa” or a “virgin Mary” but in terms of archetypes she is classified in the same area. While creating my archetype of “Mother”‚ I formed a shape of a women through wire‚ enhancing her breast‚ carving and shaping her hips‚ adding thighs and a back end that looked full.
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CARL JUNG AND THE THEORY OF ARCHETYPES Background Carl Gustav Jung was born July 26‚ 1875‚ in the small Swiss village of Kessewil...He was surrounded by a fairly well educated extended family‚ including quite a few clergymen and some eccentrics as well. [Jung’s father] started Carl on Latin when he was six years old‚ beginning a long interest in language and literature -- especially ancient literature. Besides most modern western European languages‚ Jung could read several ancient ones‚ including
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the original myth slightly varies from the film‚ both sources carry strong and necessary elements that are needed for the completion of the hero’s quest. Therefore the basic plot of the movie must be explained for us to discover the many hidden archetypes within. Hercules’ quest begins when he is challenged to find out whether his true identity is godly or ordinary. That’s when the departure stage of the story comes into effect. He visits Zeus’s temple and the statue of Zeus comes to life and
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