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    as to what is to follow in the story. “The Cask of Amontillado” is a story filled with trickery and deception. It takes place in stage five on the epic map‚ in which a man strives to get his revenge and satisfaction. Several unusual and strange archetypes can be found throughout the story. The narrator‚ Montresor‚ speaks many times in the story about how he has been wronged in the past by Fortunato. The narrator never indicates as to what the evil deed was for which Montresor is seeking retaliation

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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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    Garden of Eden‚ going through the trials and challenges of life‚ the temptations of life‚ and the weakness of the lack of knowledge one has when they are created into a place with very little knowledge‚ in which all can be related or connected to the archetype of creation stories. In the story of Adam and Eve‚ Adam is the first person created on earth by G-d‚ he is very special since he was created in the image of G-d himself‚ G-d created this beautiful garden-- the garden of Eden‚ the definition of Eden

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    literal mother figure is representative as this archetype. “To distract Truman (Jim Carrey) from his recent discoveries and suspicions‚ Christof (Ed Harris) orchestrates the return of Truman ’s father and creates a moving television moment in the process” (Youtube 2011). Another archetype I identified was family. The general relation of Truman to his wife and his craving for his father is an example of this archetype. I believe that the feminine archetype are also identifiable in The Truman Show. You

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    Do Dead Poets Use Archetypes Too? Directors use many different techniques when filming a movie. Unlike other forms of storytelling‚ movie directors have completely control of what the viewer sees. An author picks words to describe what they see‚ but most words have multiple meanings. This can lead to confusion about many scenes in numerous books. Stage directors can pick the set‚ the costumes‚ and the actors‚ but what an audience member sees is still up to the work of others. Also‚ no two shows are

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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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    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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    presence. Why are they so prevalent and why is society so obsessed? In order to answer these questions it is important to understand the meaning behind these heroes and their roles within society both fictional and non-fictional alike. The hero archetype proposed by Carl Jung is one that is often associated with honor and order. A hero does what must be done in order to bring about peace. Writer Sophon Shadraconis best describes

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