The Hero Archetype The hero archetype according to Carl Jung can be defined as road map that leads to “a successful assimilation of the conscious rational mind with the unconscious”. In the story Gilgamesh this hero has all of the aspects that makes a hero according to Jung. He has the support of supernatural beings‚ proves himself many times‚ leaves his land‚ and he also has a unusual circumstance of birth. These are all of the elements of a hero archetype. Gilgamesh is told not to be 100
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How Star Wars Changed the World George Lucas was a young Hollywood director in the mid-1970s that had the opportunity from 20th Century Fox after his hit movie American Graffiti to create his own original space adventure movie that will soon be known as Star Wars. It has been forty years since Lucas has transported us to a “Galaxy Far‚ Far away.” The huge blockbuster franchise movie that we all know as Star Wars has truly changed the film industry‚ special effects and pop culture with just a draw
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In fairy tales and literature‚ they all have a common archetype which is setting. Every fairytale has a different setting‚ but in Cinderella‚ Snow White‚ and Sleeping Beauty they all have a common setting. The common setting of these fairy tales are the forest and the castle. In “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” when the Queen tries to kill Snow White. “...she ordered one of her huntsmen to take Snow White into the forest and kill her... He told her to run into the woods and never return.”(Buchholtz)The
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Does it ever cross your mind how two very different pieces of entertainment are alike? In the epic‚ “The Odyssey” by‚ Homer and in the movie‚ Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope the two main characters‚ Odysseus‚ and Luke Skywalker undergo a hero journey. A Hero’s Journey is a pattern of narrative that appears in drama‚ storytelling‚ and myths in which involves a hero who goes on an adventure‚ and in a crisis wins a victory‚ and then comes home changed or transformed. Their journeys are both different
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Ms. Downey English 9 11/13/12 Archetypes in The Odyssey In Homers epic poem “The Odyssey” there are many archetypes‚ many of which were the origin of the archetype. An archetype is a character type‚ place‚ or symbol‚ every culture shares. In “The Odyssey” Homer uses archetypes to evoke meaning to the story. Some examples of archetypes in “The Odyssey” are the temptress‚ and the father-son conflict. In the story “The Odyssey” there are a couple temptress’. Two examples are Calypso and the
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himself. However‚ he takes more than necessary and readily relinquishes it‚ proving that he is not stealing out of desperation but because he is evil. An archetypal lens considers this ending‚ which suits the thematic archetype of redemption very well. Moreover‚ the usage of archetypes to establish each character as good or evil
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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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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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Loisel and her husband then spent most of their lives on a journey to pay the necklace off. Madame Loisel constantly complained about everything and was never satisfied. “The Necklace” is one story that follows the steps of the Hero’s Journey. The archetypes of the Hero’s
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Star Wars versus The Odyssey The Odyssey and Star Wars are two great examples of epics. Both the stories fulfill the epic hero cycle to the fullest. In The Odyssey‚ Odysseus is the hero‚ he goes to Troy to fight a war and get lost at sea for 20 years. In Star Wars Luck is the hero‚ he gets introduced to the rebel force that is trying to ensure the safety of their universe. The Odyssey and Star Wars follow the same basic cycle. Both adventures show hard challenging tasks in order to complete
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