Close reading and response to literature Number The Stars -Lois Lowry 1. What are the major themes of this book ? Difficulty of growing up The author Lois Lowry uses the context of World War II as a way of making the difficulties stand out more clearly. The novel focuses on Annemarie Johansen’s personal experiences with growing up‚ but her experiences are common to most young people. Growing up is presented as a struggle for identity. Does Annemarie belong to the world of adults or
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make us understand what it means to be human? In the Beginning of the Odyssey it seems at first a bit strange that a ruler like Odysseus‚ one who is so powerful would be in this conundrum to begin with. Odysseus definitely possesses the hero archetype‚ he left his community and showed intelligence and strength that others would try to emulate. A good example of Odysseus’s intelligence would be in the cave with the Polyphemus when odysseys famously told it his name was “nobody” (Homer 9.410) in
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The novel Frankenstein was written by Mary Shelly in 1818‚ since then the story has become a classic archetype. The Birthmark by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ follows this archetype. Although The Birthmark and Frankenstein are not identical both stories have similar archetypal characters and share similar themes of abused power and redemption. The Frankenstein archetype requires three types of characters: a obsessive‚ mad scientist‚ a pure kind feminine presents and a monster‚ both sympathetic and ruthless
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A movie that I have seen that has a “Hero’s Journey archetype plot pattern” is Moana. It starts when she learns that there is an awful thing going on other islands and she is intrigued to go and explore beyond the reefs‚ which is the call to Adventure. She also gets lots of unconditional love when her ancestors appear‚ guide the path‚ and previously her grandma showed lots of support. But then the refusal to call hits fast when Moana wants to leave but her dad rejects and says to be happy where you
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in England‚ a valiant and brave warrior was one of the most valuable assets a king could have. Due to this‚ much of the writing from this period were epics and tales with a heroic warrior as the main character. One of the most famous examples or archetypes of this type of writing is the epic poem Beowulf. In this story‚ the main character‚ Beowulf‚ is a marvelous warrior and possesses many of the various Anglo Saxon traits. There are three categories of characteristics in Beowulf that are particularly
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things are patterned; a prototype is how the dictionary defines an archetype. In the movie Pan’s Labyrinth it characterizes strong elements of both romance and irony. When analyzing the plot‚ characters‚ symbols‚ and scenes of the movie‚ it shows these element throughout the whole duration. Ofelia‚ our archetypal hero shows how the movie has both a romance and ironic plot. First off‚ the setting is in Spain 1944‚ where a civil war had just ended and fascism had conquered. Now this meant that Spain
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In the Grimm Fairytales‚ there are many antagonists. The most occurring‚ however‚ is the Evil Stepmother archetype. In most stories‚ this character is insensitive to the familial needs‚ "No‚ Aschenputtle‚ you have no proper clothes‚ and you do not know how to dance‚ and you will be laughed at!" (Aschenputtle) ‚ opting instead to follow the path of greed or vanity. Almost always beautiful‚ the evil stepmother often strives to maintain that beauty and fortune for the sake of self "Queen‚ you are full
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the process of growth; it is also a loss of innocence. It is an aspect of coming of age or an experience in a child or person’s life that makes them more aware of evil‚ pain or suffering in the world around them. 3:10 to Yuma is a represents this archetype of life in different ways. Not only so the characters face events that would make them lose their innocence but movie opens the eyes of the audience as well. The audience sees how random strangers are ready to kill a man they don’t even know just
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Amir represents the Hero archetype. He is smart and willing to sacrifice himself for love. He doesn’t have ambition in life‚ which might be considered as a character flaws for some people. However‚ that’s the obstacle he need to overcome later and it influences the arc of this character. f.What are his/her prominent/salient characteristics? Amir is a smart and quick learner. He has integrity in his heart to lead his actions. Indifferent to fame and wealth‚ he never relies on others and always
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Another example of the hero archetype is in the Story of Macbeth. For a story to be a hero’s journey‚ there are usually 10 stages that it must follow. The first stage is usually known as the ordinary world. This is when the hero is introduced in such a way so the audience understands their situation. Macbeth is shown in this way since he is a general of king Duncan’s army and he holds off an invading army. This gives the reader a good look at who macbeth is as a person. The next stage in this journey
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