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    others. The dark is not only shown through real life humans‚ but also in imaginary literary characters and novels as well. In The Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding uses archetypes such as the hero‚ the quest‚ and loss of innocence to bring out one of the novel’s many themes‚ the idea of civilization versus savagery. The hero archetype throughout the novel represents Ralph‚ the protagonist and the leader. Ralph is chosen by Piggy to become the leader of the island and the boys. He does not necessarily

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    Archetype Essay: The Hunger Games This story is about a girl named Katniss Everdeen‚ who lives in district 12. In this story she is the hero‚ with most archetypes. The archetypes in this book are her birth‚ having to leave her family‚ traumatizing event leading to her quest‚ special weapon‚ supernatural help‚ proves herself when on her quest‚ and journey that creates and un healable wound. Katniss was born in District 12‚ a mining District that is poor and neglected by the

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    Gandalf as a “the Guide” What is Gandalf’s Archetype? The dictionary defines it as "the original pattern or model from which all things of same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype." J.R.R Tolkien’s "The Hobbit" is a story of growth that centers on Bilbo Baggins a Hobbit who is perfectly happy in his Hobbit hole eating‚ drinking and smoking. Everything in Bilbo’s life is as he likes it‚ until the day that Gandalf the Grey strolls into his

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    thousands of sheep roaming the earth‚ trying to decide who to follow and what to believe‚ when in actuality the answer is themselves. Throughout the novel‚ The Solitaire Mystery‚ many different themes‚ ideas‚ and archetypes are explored in a variety of ways. One of the more prominent archetypes is God or a higher power. The novel demonstrates to the readers how individuals would rather receive a simple answer‚ such as believing in a God or creator‚ instead of searching for a more philosophical or logical

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    Who to Shoot For centuries‚ society has been obsessed with the concept of the monster archetype: from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to Braham Stoker’s Dracula. Society gravitates towards this black and white ideal‚ for when there is a monster‚ there must also be a hero to defeat it. This is explicated in chapter 5 of John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath‚ as the monster archetype is applied to the banks which transform into unassailable malisons toward the tenant farmers who do not have the knowledge

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    undermine traditional values and beliefs‚ in turn evolving their traditional didactic nature. Driven by her contextual influence from second wave feminism‚ Angela Carter’s 1979 postmodern appropriation‚ The Company Of Wolves‚ supplants traditional archetypes in order to promote a challenge of gender roles and newfound perception of sexuality as natural and positive. Catherine Orenstein seconds this evolving appropriation in “Storytellers from the women’s perspective and beyond reclaimed the heroine…

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    Lies In Huckleberry Finn

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    Lies in the Literature Lying is an everyday part of life that is used positively and negatively‚ but the use of either has strong moral consequence. In Mark Twains classic‚ “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”‚ many examples of lies are used for the protection of characters and for the greed evil men. In the case of Huck‚ the mental toll of lying took a lot out of him‚ and would shape the course of the adventures that lied ahead. In “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”‚ Huck uses multiple bad

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    In the Life Of Pi‚ the author uses symbolic archetypes such as the “the journey” or “the loyal companion” to divulge that we as humans have evolved as a group to frequently rely on each other for the basic resources that are key to survival‚ therefore‚ needing companionship/communication because the reality of isolation would tear us apart. By way of explanation‚ humans are reliant on each other‚ and communicating to one another fulfills ourselves and makes us a stronger and healthier individual

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    Teachers You’re the reason behind our succuss Because of you every year a new generation is build A generation which is ready 4 the experience of life and the experience of been responsible Here is your short paragraph on My Teacher! I am being taught by many teachers in my school. Every subject has a different teachermy Math teacher. Lakshmi Ma’am joined us only this academic year. However we all like her. She teaches us very well and makes us understand all the sums. She has lots of

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    Where Happiness Lies

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    Where Happiness Lies "Finding happiness is like finding yourself. You don ’t find happiness‚ you make happiness. You choose happiness. Self-actualization is a process of discovering who you are‚ who you want to be and paving the way to happiness by doing what brings YOU the most meaning and contentment to your life over the long run." -David Leonhardt People can spend their entire lives searching to fill what they feel is that void of happiness. They will get lost in their own sense of time

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