The Personal and Collective Unconscious To many‚ the unconscious is a section of our minds that is inconceivable and almost nonexistent. Like many things in life‚ what we cannot explain‚ we cannot accept. Sigmund Freud‚ mastermind of the field of psychology‚ began to theorize and explain the concept of the unconscious and its effects on our personal lives. Carl Gustav Jung was a young colleague of Sigmund Freud who made the “exploration of this “inner space” [the unconscious] his life’s work (Boeree
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from ancient to modern times. This includes the basic human instincts and the archetypes. * The Self is that what we are in essence. In psychological terms‚ it includes the conscious‚ the unconscious‚ and the ego. The Self is the central archetype in the collective unconscious‚ Archetypes The collective unconscious is shared by us all. This means that it is present in each of us‚ a vast reservoir of the archetypes of the whole of humanity. It is accessible to everyone.The collective unconscious
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be a certain way. Also we can learn from history and past mistakes that lead them into bad times and disputes. From literature we learn morals and lessons through the characters position. “We live with our archetypes‚ but can we live in them?” rightly said by Poul Anderson. An archetype is a universally understood symbol or pattern of behavior. Homer is the author of two great epics in world literature. Some people also regard Homer to be a group of story tellers. Homer’s epic The Odyssey
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Matthew Sandoval Sandoval 1 Professor: Jamie F. Wheeler ENGL 1302.S17 Date 2/4/12 Did Hamlet Love Ophelia? Although some scholars argue that Hamlet has a concise story‚ it is filled with many uncertainties relating to Hamlet. One of which is Hamlet love for Ophelia‚ despite some argue otherwise‚ the evidence provides that the Prince truly did love Ophelia. The word “love” is a powerful one‚ both in real life‚ and in Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. It is often a confusing concept
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to contact spirits.” He did not use any reason or logic to interpret the seizures‚ but instead jumped to his own conclusions. 3. What are archetypes? In what level of consciousness are they contained‚ according to Jung’s theory? Which archetype has Bob been influenced by? Provide evidence for your answer. How does it influence his behavior? Archetypes are themes that exist in all cultures‚ and they are rooted within the entire psyche (primarily in the consciousness and the collective unconsciousness)
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World contains many archetypes in many different characters. Archetypes are an idea that Carl Jung‚ a well-known psychologist‚ came up with. Archetypes are the type of person you are and it comes from you unconscious. You can be several archetypes and they can change many times. But to talk about all of them would take to long‚ so I am going to focus on two specific archetypes the orphan and the seeker. The archetype of the orphan is shown very well threw John. The archetype of the orphan is described
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Transformers Archetypes Archetypes in the movie Transformers contrast and differ from each other in many ways. The archetypes range from; The Hero‚ to the Devil Figure‚ to many others found in the usual Battle between good and evil Situational Archetypes. Another situational archetype is The Journey‚ which is also used in this movie. These two Situational Archetypes are big key points in discovering what each individual character goes through within the movie. One of the major Archetypes used in
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Ophelia the Victim In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ the character of Ophelia is being portrayed quite like a victim. This simple‚ innocent young woman falls victim to many things. She is the victim of Hamlet’s harassment‚ the victim of manipulation by many‚ the victim of her own flaws of being obedient‚ indecisive‚ and weak both mentally and eventually physically. Ophelia is unfortunately not very strong willed and is placed in the crossfire between many things and is unable to escape them. Gerald
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The main archetype that appears in dreams is the hero‚ which reflects “Wanting to be saved” (Daniel‚ 2017). This figure can be anything that a person feels could save them‚ like a prince or knight. The second is called the joker‚ which reflects “Unconventional ways
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portrayal in Hamlet: Ophelia and Gertrude are described as manipulative‚ destructive‚ and sinful. Through gender roles‚ literature has altered the portrayal of women from its intended purpose to show their vulnerability to men because of gender stereotypes‚ gender oppression‚ and gender inequality. To commence‚ both Hamlet and Polonius demonstrate their own interpretation of the women in their lives: Gertrude and Ophelia‚ therefore‚ emphasizing the gender
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