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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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    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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    bad but good. 4. herald‚ gives the news to the group 5 subtypes of archetype hero.. -willing or unwilling -anti-hero‚ doesn’t want to be a hero -group orientated hero‚ leads group -loner hero ‚ alone -catalyst hero. mentor ... magical/mythic - gandalf etc. gift giving teaching- teachers hero inventing and intiating- doc from back to the future. falling hero- failed first now mentoring. character archetypes propps. the villain the donor the magical helper he princess of

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    Wade Evans Instructor Reynolds English 300 19 November 2012 A New Type of Hero: The Role of the Anti-Hero in Contemporary Literature and Film On July 20‚ 2012‚ a mass shooting occurred at a Cinemark in Aurora‚ Colorado‚ during a midnight screening of the film The Dark Knight Rises. A gunman‚ known as James Holmes‚ dressed in tactical clothing‚ set off tear gas grenades‚ and shot into the audience with multiple firearms‚ killing twelve people and injuring fifty-eight others. This was the highest

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    viewing your email‚ then click Drive. This is at the top of the screen. 3. In Google Docs go to Create New>Drawing to design your flag. You must incorporate 4 items into one continuous flag‚ not four separate flags. Be sure to consult the list of archetypes and symbols that I gave you in class. Access this online at tinyurl.com/LOTFFlagProject How to Move your Flag from a Google Drawing to a Google Document 1. Use command+shift+4 to make a screen shot of your flag. The flag will be on your desktop

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    Writer: A Biographical Analysis Of Philip K Dick and The Man In The High Castle Philip K Dick was one of the most brilliant science fiction writers of the past 50 years‚ even if he only received widespread renown after his early death. He is the archetype of a struggling writer‚ his best work‚ The Man In The High Castle‚ came relatively early in his long and financially poor career. It is a gripping‚ alternative history novel about if the Axis Powers won World War Two and right from the start‚ traditional

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    Comedia dell’ Arte is a theatre art form dating back to Renaissance Italy. Its attributes and techniques are still used today to create theatre and film productions. Throughout this paper the origins of Commedia dell’ Arte will be discussed and its distinctive traits explored. These include the characters Used‚ mask work‚ pantomime (physical comedy) and improvisation. In addition‚ by using examples from both 16th century Commedia and modern day television I will show how not only was Commedia

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