characters that are similar in nature‚ and these characters became known as archetypes. There are many famous archetypes‚ but perhaps the most famous archetype is the hero. A hero is defined as a protagonist who goes on a quest or a journey to bring about greater good to the universe (Campbell). According to the great American mythologist Joseph Campbell‚ the hero must meet nine criteria in order to be considered an archetype. In addition to these nine criteria‚ the hero must also experience twelve
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and “...how consumers use brands as props or anthropomorphic actors in stories they report about themselves and others. Such drama enactments enable these storytellers to experience powerful myths that reflect psychological archetypes.” (Miller‚Suresh‚Woodside). These archetypes speak to most primitive part of the consumer psyche‚ in a visceral way. The
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this definition to various literary and historical characters‚ specifically to the text of Antigone and Night. Students will understand the archetype of the fairy tale‚ in reference to The Princess Bride. Students will understand and apply characteristics of Modernism‚ in reference to Night. Students will understand the elements of the HERO archetype‚ and be able to analyze a traditional hero in Prince Westley‚ a feminist hero in Antigone‚ tragic hero in Creon‚ and finally‚ a real life example
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life deal with many archetypes in which help the reader make other assumptions revolved around the characters and situations. The main archetypal character’s in the story are the victim and the mother figure. Lyle struggles with the identity of not only his family but himself which leads to the situational archetypes. Finally the archetypal symbols that continually influence Lyle’s life are the symbol of darkness and the image of a safe haven. The significance of the archetypes in the novel describes
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Archetypes A common theme in both Into the Wild and Everything is Illuminated is an archetype of this Eden a final destination of journey. For “Alex‚” it was his Alaska‚ for Alex‚ Jonathan‚ and Alex’s Grandfather it was Trachimbrod. An Eden in literature is a final destination or state that a character‚ or set of characters in the case of Everything is Illuminated‚ strives to achieve or find. Both books have the characters searching for their Eden’s for their own personal reasons. “Alex” takes
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transcendence. It develops this theme by fantastically elaborating the central death-and-rebirth motif that reinforces this theme in the monomyth itself while similarly replicating the monomyth’s fractal pattern-within-pattern internal structure—which is also the structure of that matrix of thought‚ proceeding through transcendence‚ that leads to enlightenment and that the monomyth symbolizes—in its own internal structures of
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we interact. The author also describes the positive and negative sides that make the world perfect such as love‚ interdependence and society influence. Wallace uses 3 specific literary devices such as; smilies‚ figurative imagery‚ and different archetypes. “Words‚ flimsy as bubbles rising”‚ this simile shows how ‘lost’ the girl is in love and how she’s in her own personal world even though she’s interacting and talking. Her words sound flimsy and it seems that she may be somewhere else. The author
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Although at first it may seem that because of her caring nature‚ generous spirit‚ and self-sacrificing attitude‚ the nurturer character archetype would be a female; this archetype can apply to men as well. Men become excellent romantic leads in a story when they display the nurturer qualities. The Nurturer’ Positive Qualities: The nurturer is the person people turn to when they need a listening ear‚ a warm heart‚ and good advice. She is optimistic and seems able to find the silver lining in every
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humanity. This idea is demonstrated through Shakespeare’s Iago from Othello and Edgar Allen Poe’s Montresor from The cask of Amontillado‚ as they play the roles of two evil‚ back-stabbing characters in which we all learn and love to hate. Through the archetype of the villain‚ composers explore how humanity needs very little motivation to stoop to evil‚ and this evil is easily catalysed into action. Iago envy’s and is jealous of Cassio’s promotion‚ and promptly plans to seek revenge; similarly in the case
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the author is by creating an archetype‚ or something that many people can recognize or relate to. This can be in the ‘type’ of fiction the novel or story falls into‚ or the characteristics one can notice in a stereotypical character type. (Question: Why would an author want to mask real meaning in something that repels reader?) When this recognized archetype is looked at initially‚ or on a surface level‚ it can cause a bad negative reaction in the reader. ; Archetypes are very likely to result in
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