Category: Archetype

For my archetypes project, I was assigned the category hero. I decided to talk about what makes a hero a hero, and then give 3 examples. I relate them back to how they are a hero, and then move on to the next one. What Makes A Hero? For someone to fit the hero archetype,…

One of the creative aspects of a literary work is an archetype. The archetype of evil is described by literarydevices.net, “In literature, an archetype is a typical character, an action, or a situation that seems to represent universal patterns of human nature.” Writers utilize archetypes to create a connection between the readers and the literary…

A trickster is a dishonest person who defrauds others by trickery (Merriam Webster). Trickster’s can also show some empathy for others, but for the most part are neutral characters who are just in it for themselves, and they rarely follow social norms. Bart Simpson, a ten-year-old kid from the popular television show, The Simpsons, perfectly…

Archetypes frequently appear in literature, films, and even in our daily lives. Archetypes are recurrent situations, symbols, or characters that express certain things. In literature archetypes are used very often, as they help develop the story better. Writers use archetypes to shape structure into their characters and their literary work as a whole. In the…

An archetype that Disney uses to teach the importance of moving beyond the past in The Lion King is through Wise Old Man. In the movie, Disney shows that Simba loves his father and feels guilt from his father’s death, Rafiki is there to provide him with wisdom. For example, he bonks him on the…

“The soldier, as I shall show, has no means to connect his inner being to his social role; what Jung signifies by ‘trickster’ is lacking” (Rowland). Trickster prompts the existence of the animalistic traits that each individual possesses. Carl Gustav Jung, a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, divides our unconsciousness based on the genders. Animus represents male…

Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein explores the main protagonist scientist Victor Frankenstein who creates a monster from the limbs of the dead but abandons his hideous creation which causes The Creature to seek revenge. Frankenstein reflects key conventions of Gothic fiction by appealing intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually to the readers. These key conventions of Gothic fiction…

Think of the biggest crises on earth, when civilization was falling. For example, when the stock market crashed, everyone was thrown into chaos and fear. However, within these times of chaos and fear, people often find their true nature. In the book Lord of the Flies, Roger and Piggy change through chaos and fear when…

Death states, “Did they deserve any better, these people? How many had actively persecuted others, high on the scent of Hitler’s gaze, repeating his sentences, his paragraphs, his opus?” (Markus Zusak p. 375-76) 1942, was a year known for being the beginning to an unfortunate end. Although some survived the horrific war known as, World…

In today’s society adolescents face numerous problems that not only affects them physically, but also mentally. In Lord of the Flies written by William Golding, and The Catcher In the Rye by J.D Salinger, the protagonist’s face several conflicts throughout the novels. Ralph, the main character in Lord of the Flies, must gain the respect…