In today’s society‚ the Monomyth Archetype is prevalent in various forms such as television‚ films‚ books‚ and real life. Joseph Campbell founded the Monomyth Archetype theory‚ it involves a hero or heroine transcending the three main stages: separation‚ struggle or initiation‚ and return and reintegration. More specifically‚ this theory is predominant in the short genre‚ "The Step Not Taken"‚ by Paul D’Angelo. In the first stage‚ the protagonist is confronted with a journey of whether to provide
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The tube that contained my unknown material was tube number twenty. I did a gram stain‚ oxidase test‚ and used three different medias to narrow down and identify my unknown organism. The first step I took in identifying was a gram stain. This gram stain would reveal whether my organism is gram positive or gram negative which would narrow my choices from fifteen options down to six. After completing the gram stain‚ my unknown was the color pink. This revealed my unknown as being gram negative.
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Archetypes are used in almost every story ever told. Some may be basic‚ while others can be more elaborate. The most important archetypes are those used in characters. If one was to compare characters from different tales‚ no matter the time period in which they were created‚ a strong similarity would be strikingly apparent. This is because of archetypes. An archetype sets the tone for a certain thing. The archetype of the color white‚ for instance‚ is innocence. This causes one to associate the
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is an accurate and worthy representation of the genre and deserves to be on the list as it consistently portrays its use of the Mise-en-scene aspects and motifs of Neo-Noir. These main characteristics being its unique lighting‚ setting‚ character archetypes‚ costume‚ visual motifs and camera-techniques‚ all of which are true to the Neo-Noir style. One very important
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poem The Odyssey‚ society treats women differently from men‚ though the women possess as many or more admirable qualities than their male counterparts. This applies to Odysseus’ wife‚ Penelope‚ as well as Arete and Circe‚ all of whom embody power‚ an important characteristic in Ancient Greek society. The impressive yet often overlooked traits of Penelope‚ Arete‚ and Circe reveal the true natures of these powerful women and their influence over Odysseus in his journey throughout The Odyssey. Penelope
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Adolescent Archetype An archetype is defined as a universally understood pattern of behavior or a prototype upon which others are copied or patterned. Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain was and still is the basis for which authors use for their characters in their writing. Huck Finn’s adolescent archetype is based off his characteristics. In Huck Finn‚ his independence‚ rebelliousness‚ and his loquaciousness with people are used for the foundation that authors base characters similar to Huck Finn on
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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) by Stanley Kubrick is a classic movie that combines nearly every cinematic element imaginable into a single movie that was revolutionary for its time. Right off the bat‚ the movies captures your emotions with an iconic score‚ and strong‚ vibrant visuals. At the very beginning of the movie‚ the watcher is given a pitch-black scene‚ while music plays in the background for several minutes‚ gradually intensifying until it builds to a climax. The music itself takes the watcher
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Paul D’Angelo’s narration of "The Step not Taken‚" consists of a structure which can be analyzed through archetypal theory. The author experiences all the stages of a monomyth during the narration. Paul‚ in the story‚ acts himself as both the benevolent guide and the trickster through an internal force. He questions himself on both sides of the argument created during his narration. Paul’s experience with a distraught stranger has him search for answers on how one should respond to another’s suffering
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Endurance is often shown in physical ability and strength‚ but Odysseus proves endurance can be emotional as well. In the Odyssey‚ Homer often states‚ “Odysseus‚ always thinking…” meaning Odysseus always sees the possible outcomes in every situation. For instance‚ while was on the Island of the Cyclops‚ he was forced to watch his men die‚ two at a time. As a greek‚ he was going against his morals by avenging his men by killing the cyclops‚ but instead seeing that if he did‚ he would be trapped. He
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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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