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    Archetype Death of a Sales Man SITUATIONAL ARCHETYPES The Journey - Willy must go and discover job opportunities to restore fertility into his house hold‚ he also descends into a mental‚ the flashbacks‚ and real hell‚ being fired‚ in order to discover his faults. The Fall - Willy was once a very successful salesman‚ his children looked up to him and even had a woman on the side. Just like any hero‚ Willy is soon "expelled" from his paradise‚ such as being fired. Unhealable Wound - Willy’s ability

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    Emily Loving A2 Archetypes in Matilda The movie‚ Matilda‚ is the story of a dark family comedy. Matilda takes on the role of an exaggerated version of a realistic childhood; in which adults are grumpy and mean for no reason‚ parents and teachers don’t understand them‚ and children actually have more to offer than what adults see in them. The plot centers on Matilda‚ a neglected adolescent possessing supernatural powers. The story‚ thus‚ turns into a classical drama where good and evil fight each

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    Archetypes‚ as defined by the Swiss psychoanalyst Carl Gustav Jung‚ are the “contents of the collective unconscious”. Similar to motifs‚ archetypes are the “deposits of the constantly repeated experiences of humanity”; they are universally understood symbols and patterns that have occurred and continue to occur in art and literature. In The Hunger Games‚ there are several key archetypal characters and situations. The archetype of the hero or heroine in the story is Katniss‚ a brave sixteen-year

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    A.E. Stallings writes “The Companions of Odysseus in Hades‚” employing a plural narrative to effectively convey a powerful theme. The poem describes what happens to Odysseus’ companions after they eat the cattle of the Sun god‚ Helios‚ despite being warned not to. As a punishment for their actions‚ the companions are sent down to Hades‚ while only Odysseus lives. The plural narrative is a unique literary element that is rarely used in literature because of the challenge it poses to the writer

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    An archetype is‚ according to one definition‚ “a typical character‚ action‚ or situation that seems to represent such universal patterns of human nature.” While found in all types of literature‚ archetypes unquestionably seem to populate myths‚ fantasies‚ and fables to a greater degree than other fiction. Archetypes are important to stories because they help the mind to categorize the behavior and‚ by doing so‚ humanize the characters. Archetypes are‚ in essence‚ labels that permit the reader

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    Archetypes Associated with Alice in Wonderland Alice in Wonderland is a perfect example for a Hero’s Journeys. A Hero’s Journey was first introduced by Christopher Vogler in his book "The Writer’s Journey". Vogler subdivides the Journey into seven archetypes which includes the hero‚ mentor‚ threshold guardian‚ herald‚ shape shifter‚ shadow‚ and trickster. These seven archetypes are demonstrated in Alice in Wonderland in an unrealistic but usual way. The Hero is most likely the protagonist ad

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    Derrick DeHerrera English 101 Archetypes Disney Film “The Little Mermaid” Archetypes: The Explorer/Seeker/Wander‚ The Jester‚ The Creator. Who: Ariel Role: is the youngest of the seven daughters of king Triton(mermaid king). Ariel defies her father by falling in love with a human‚ named Prince Eric. Later in the movie she becomes human herself and marries the prince. Archetype: The Lover‚ The Warrior/Hero Who: Prince Eric Role: Eric is a human prince who is rescued by Ariel when he

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    Aristotle states that "The change in a hero’s fortunes be not from misery to happiness‚ but...from happiness to misery‚ and the cause...must not lie in any depravity but in some great error on his part.” The unity of setting; fate (or determinism); a noble character‚ with the inevitability of human flaw - these factors are archetypal of the classical tragedies‚ first made popular by notable Sophocles‚ Euripides‚ and Aeschylus. Arthur Miller adopts this structure in his play‚ The Crucible: a tragedy

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    1. Glass-gem ornamental corn?! WHAT? Does this shit even exit? Is it worth the same price and does it even have the same taste as regular corn? Guess you’ll have to find out. 2. Penis-shaped fruit? Would you want to even try it out? 3. Citron-caviar looks like it has water droplets inside it. Pretty-cool‚ no? 4. Wild bananas can be so wild? With their large and hard seeds‚ they don’t seem like the usual bananas we get to eat. 5. Did one

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    marries first. The script brings up a lot of attention in the feminist theory. But‚ Shakespeare’s play reflects on the archetypes of characters‚ situations‚ and symbols. These connections are made in the play to make the audience familiar with the text and provide a deeper understanding. The first form of archetypal theory that will be expressed on is the character archetypes found throughout the story. Petruchio is a gentleman from Verona. Very loud‚ eccentric‚ and frequently drunk‚ he has arrived

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