The Hero’s Journey: Archetypes and The Monomyth 1) ARCHETYPE - From the Greek word “arkhetupos” meaning exemplary or ideal;; an original model or template after which other things are patterned - IN PSYCHOLOGY: Psychologist Carl Jung’s idea of universal archetypes relates to the recurring pattern of beliefs‚ situations‚ characters‚ stories and/or symbols existing around the world in the collective unconscious of humanity - A “Perfect Type” of something upon which
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Maria Ramos‚ Period 6 Character Atticus Finch Scout Jem “Boo” Radley Bob Ewell Dill Miss Maudie Tom Robinson Calpurnia Archetype Function He is the Mentor because he is an older wiser teacher‚ serving as a role model. He is one of the few residents of Maycomb who is not racist and believes in equality‚ which serves as an example for his children. He teaches scout how to see in other people’s perspective instead
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In Sam Raimi’s Spiderman 3‚ the hero archetype is demonstrated through the antagonist Peter Parker. The need of a hero shows that people in today’s society are in need of saving and are not capable of protecting themselves. This in itself is something that people should be considered about. It clearly reflects that people are becoming dependent on others to save them and are not able to be independent. Not only is it an extremely selfish act of the people‚ but all the responsibilities are then dropped
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Archetypal Analysis of Myths Part One: The Gods‚ the Creation‚ and the Earliest Heroes Chosen Myth: Dionysus or Bacchus Situational Archetype: Battle between Good and Evil In the myth of Dionysus there isn’t exactly a conflict between two sides of people battling for good or evil‚ its more as a battle between the two sides of Dionysus’ inner self. Unlike most examples of good versus evil‚ there isn’t a triumphant side. Just the personality switches between Dionysus being the joy-god or the
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this passage from Star Wars to a scene from The Alchemist. These dialogues are very alike in both characters‚ and conversation topics. Luke is very much like Santiago‚ and the Alchemist like Obi-Wan. Both duets discuss a partnership in which they travel to a place far away to achieve their personal legend‚ or life goal. Obi-Wan says‚ “...come away with me‚ and go to Alderaan” [II‚ II‚ Line 120] to Luke in Star Wars‚ and in The Alchemist‚ the Alchemist similarly states “I am going to guide you across
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An archetype in literature is a repetitive narrative design of reoccurring character patterns of action or themes which are identifiable in a wide vary of works in literature. They often cause an emotional reaction with the audience making the main character seem more dynamic. Archetypes also help the reader recognize certain character types and better understand the characters rule in the story. In a sense an archetype can be considered the perfect image of something or what it is typically defined
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society‚ and as an artist. The poem can be approached from the Carl’s Jung perspective‚ because of the archetypes that can be identified and analyzed‚ namely the Shadow‚ the Anima/Animus‚ and the Self. Of course this is not the only method in analysing the poem‚ but by using this I try to explain what is happening with The Lady from this point of view. Firstly‚ we should explain what archetypes are. They are inborn patterns‚ something given to us prior birth‚ but consciously we do not know we have
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As a child‚ love and acceptance were the aspects that I cherished the most hence my strongest archetype being Innocent. My characteristics are very similar to the description of the innocent as I am a person that puts a lot of thought into friendship and believes everything will turn out the way I want it to. Throughout my childhood‚ my parents have been the mother and father figure that raised me up so that I take other people into consideration and bond with everyone with love and compassion. Love
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The shadow is a common archetype in movies and in stories. The shadow reflects a deeper element of our psyche and is the dark side of the person. Everyone’s shadow is different‚ because not everyone is alike. So my shadow will be different from my sisters‚ and it is what we want crave to have‚ and is usually the evil in us. The anima archetype is the woman in men. Men have a certain secondary female sexual features to them‚ and men try to hide the feminist side of them. In Avatar Colonel Miles
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Throughout The Alchemist‚ readers see a clear view of how they are to discover the meaning of life. The first is by discovering their personal legend. People are supposed to go out and seek their life’s destiny. The second is by defeating fear. There is nothing to fear but fear itself. We shouldn’t worry about the past or future. In fact‚ we should be focusing on the present. When we take the focus off of our fears we begin to focus on the present and realize what we’ve been missing. Paulo Coelho
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