An essay that I will be examining through the framework of a monomyth archetype is “The Step Not Taken” by Paul D’Angelo in which he recollects his thoughts and emotions after a Toronto-based event in which he is faced with a young man in an elevator who suddenly and without provocation breaks down in tears‚ thus putting the author’s public persona that he carries for strangers at odds with his inner ego and sense of social self-worth. The questions that the author has explored in the essay were
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Cinderella‚ a well-known fairytale‚ has been passed down through generations. “One of the oldest known literary renderings of the theme is a Chinese version recorded in the 9th century AD.¨ (¨Cinderella.¨ Merriam webster´s encyclopedia of Literature.) The Cinderella fairytale‚ after being around for centuries‚ has made a colossal impact on each generation since it’s creation. This ancient Chinese fairytale‚ despite its multiple variations‚ follows the same vague plot. “The story of Cinderella follows
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OPHELIA TALKS BACK Based on Margaret Atwood’s ‘Gertrude Talks Back’ Why yes I do believe I am fair‚ and I don’t need you to confirm it. Honey you were never invited to my wedding. God has given me one face‚ and I can do whatever the hell I please with it‚ thank you very much. Frankly you could do with a little heavy foundation and a wig yourself; it might just conceal the premature balding and all the frown lines you’ve accumulated from moping. You looked like a tired old man some days. It
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life. Kerouac’s novel follows the jazz and the energy of the time. The book tells the story of four cross-country journeys of two friends‚ Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty‚ the fictional alter-egos of Kerouac and iconic Beat writer Neil Cassady. Five archetypes that analyze Jack Kerouac’s On the Road are the
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the reader and Miss Ophelia directly influences her ability to criticize this character. Miss Ophelia being the only character to have any development is a way to curry favor with all the Northern women who were reading it at the time who were insulted. Stowe making Miss Ophelia more sympathetic at the end of the novel is a way to say to the readers ’if you think slavery is wrong and want to change it then you are a good Christian‚ if you don’t then you aren’t’. Miss Ophelia is portrayed not as racist
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Fables and parables are quintessence of examining the human condition‚ though that was not their original intent when they were created. These tales were used to teach children lessons‚ and these lessons often stay with these children until adulthood. For his audience Steinbeck incorporates lessons into his novels not only to remind his readers of a founder time‚ but to advise his readers on how to behave in the changing times. The lesson Steinbeck seems the most partial to throughout his novels
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✨Disney Archetypes✨ 1. Hercules The Young Man from the Provinces Hercules--His adoptive parents had no idea where he came from and they took him in as their own The Initiate Hercules--He was trying to prove to his father that he was worthy of living on Mount Olympus Mentor Philoctetes (Phil)--He teaches Hercules the ways of a God and how to fight off Hades’ demons Friendly Beast Pegasus--He is Hercules’ partner‚ best friend; he is there when Hercules needs him The Devil Figure Hades--He
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[pic] CARL JUNG 1875 - 1961 Dr. C. George Boeree Theory Jung’s theory divides the psyche into three parts. The first is the ego‚ which Jung identifies with the conscious mind. Closely related is the personal unconscious‚ which includes anything that is not presently conscious‚ but can be. The personal unconscious is like most people’s understanding of the unconscious in that it includes both memories that are easily brought to mind and those that have been suppressed for some reason. But it does
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Carl Jung was born on July 26‚ 1875 in Kesswil‚ Switzerland. He was the only child of a Protestant clergyman. At the age of four‚ his family moved to Basel in which he grew up and attended the University of Basel from 1895-1900. Jung furthered his education at the University of Zurich where he obtained his M.D. He was a strong believer of the unconscious drives and innate characteristics shared by the human race. Jung and Freud shared the same idea of an unconscious nature‚ and worked together for
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aspects of one person; those aspects are the archetype of the shadow and the individual. These interpretations are derived from Jung’s distinction between the collective unconscious and the personal unconscious. The collective unconscious is inherited‚ impersonal‚ and universal. The content of the collective unconscious is mainly archetypes; some archetypes occur in a particular society or time period‚ others are the same in all societies and times. The archetypes may find expression in myth and fairy tales
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