Archetype Pre-Writing The meaning of archetype that is identified by Carl Jung is “a tendency all human begins have to form mythological images and motifs.” The archetype that stands out the most to me is “The Initiates“. Without knowing the meaning of this word, the most catchy part of this word is that it is similar to the “initial” which means first or beginning. As I dig more into the word, it means to cause a new beginning that requires training and overcoming challenges to reach a certain goal. This word is meaningful in many content to me because I am currently experiencing something that is new. High school, which is a new beginning is one of the many changes that I face in my life. In this stage, I will experience many hardships and challenges in order to achieve what I want. Moreover, I think that this is also important to be because “a new beginning” means a new chance and opportunity. Where I start everything clean just like a white paper. Though all the stuff that I will …show more content…
The character that usually shows this archetype is the main hero that endures some sort of hardship and challenges to complete their quest. After this stage of hardship, the character will usually achieve a greater thing in their life other than their goal that they tried to complete. Also, they are innocent and naive before moving to this change in their life. In addition to this, it is very essential for reader to understand that the characters are undergoing this stage and showing this archetype because this contributes to the overall plot and the conflicts that are made to achieve this character's goal. Without recognizing this example of archetype, the reader might not fully understand the reason in which why the characters are trying to achieve what they want by undergoing all the hardships that they are
Virtually all literature contain instinctive trends in the human consciousness to represent certain themes or motifs, these are defined as archetypes. Archetypes can be thought as blueprints or as bundles of psychic energy that influence the manner in which we understand and react to life. There are two different categories of archetypes, the plot archetype and the character archetype. The orphan, martyr, wanderer, warrior, magician, villain, wise child, temptress, rebel, underdog, fool, saint, virgin, wise, old man or woman are all considered to be character archetypes. Call to adventure, isolation, quest and monster that turns against its creator are all considered to be plot archetypes. The novel, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, contains archetypes.
Flannery O’ Conner’s short story, “A good man is hard to find”, explains emotional reactions, betrayal, and violence. The misfit is an example of a devil figure. This character archetype is best seen when we see the misfit’s true colors shine as he murders the grandmother and her family. O’ Conner uses setting archetypes best when she uses a clear bright sky or an open dirt road, which can mean a variety of outcomes. This helps understand the many plot twists in the story. We best see symbolic archetypes as the three bandits including the misfit. They represent a mock of the holy trinity and represent evil. “The fall” is a good archetype that shows the misfit’s lack of innocence when he betrays the grandmother. This best explains the whole
The novel Fifth Business written by Robertson Davies is about Dunstan Ramsay’s life. The novel begins from Parker’s newsletter that offends Dunstan and triggers him to write about his life to the headmaster. Davies uses Carl Jung’s archetypes to develop his novel Fifth Business which are the archetypal figures, archetypal hero’s journey, and fifth business.
An archetype, according to Literary Terms, is an idea, symbol, pattern, or character-type, in a story that appears again and again in stories from cultures around the world and symbolizes something universal in the human experience. There are symbolic, character, and situational archetypes. The Glass Castle, a memoir by Jeannette Walls, uses each archetype. The memoir captures Jeannette’s difficult life growing up due to her father’s alcoholism and inability to hold a job. These archetypes also play a crucial role in developing the novel’s theme. A central theme to the novel can be perseverance. Jeannette and her siblings grew up and managed to build a better life for themselves. They worked hard and never gave up, demonstrating perseverance.
Everyone can relate to an archetype character in a movie, book, or television show. An archetype in literature is a typical character with an action or a situation that seems to represent such universal patterns of human nature. Common archetypes of characters are: a hero, caregiver, rebel, damsel in distressed, lover, villain, or tragic hero. In the play, The Crucible, there are several kinds of characters with archetypes. Tragic hero normally are in tragic plays which also can be called tragedy. “Tragedy is a drama in which a character that is usually a good and noble person of high rank which is brought to a disastrous end in his or her confrontation with a superior force but also comes to understand the meaning of his or her deeds and to
protagonist pulls on different types of archetypes to learn from their mistakes and be different
This technique describes the adventure of the main character known as “The Hero”, the person who goes out and accomplish great deeds. However as an analysis has pointed out, “…the narrator presents his story as a failed hero’s journey” (Farrell). Instead of calling himself a hero at the end, the narrator calls himself a coward- the complete opposite of the normal mythological structure. Additionally, a tragic flaw is a main part of the hero’s character. The narrator’s yielding to what society orders is his tragic flaw. Commonly, tragic heroes in mythology also have a tragic flaw: the one imperfection from which all of their other misdeeds flow. O’Brien’s tragic flaw is giving in to society. Also, there is usually a guide that aids the heroes with their journey in this structure. Notably, the goddess Athena helping Odysseus with his journey in The Odyssey by Homer. In this case, the narrator’s helper would be Elroy Berdahl, who helped O’Brien’s narrator and “he offered exactly what I needed, without questions, without any words at all” (O’Brien). In conclusion, Elroy was exactly what Athena was to Odysseus, a magical helper who if the narrator didn’t have, wouldn’t have been able to complete their
Oedipus as the Hero Archetype. The character Oedipus in Sophocles' Oedipus the King follows a literary pattern known as the hero archetype. The hero archetype is a pattern involved in transformation and redemption. Manifested in three stages called the quest, the initiation, and the sacrifice, Oedipus is transformed from the redeemer of the city to the cause of its downfall.
... typical archetype. These characters are obviously supposed to mirror the archetypes that are common in fairy tales, but their flaws are contradictions to the archetypes that they are supposed to represent; through this Goldman mocks typical and standard fairy tales.
In literature, Archetypal Criticism is a critical approach where the reader interprets the meaning of a story by looking at the archetypal characters, events, and symbols that it contains. In general, an archetype is a universal, primordial representation of an event or character that is seen as a general blueprint for stories and myths, such as the Hero or Death and Rebirth (Meyer 1587). Archetypes can be very important in identifying and supporting a theme by giving us background and references for aspects throughout the story. Carol Joyce Oates uses a couple vital archetypes in her short story, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been,” a tale about Connie, a teenage girl, who goes through an innocence to experience situation, signifying a transition from childhood to adulthood.
Archetype is a typical example of a certain thing or person. Simba went to kill Scar and take over Pride rock to make it back to the circle of life. With Scar being charge he has destroyed the whole jungle so it’s up to Simba to return it back to normal.
Psychoanalysis is a theory that explores personality traits on the conscious and unconscious level. According to TheFreeDictionary.com, “Psychoanalysis is the most intensive form of an approach to treatment called psychodynamic therapy. Psychodynamic refers to a view of human personality that results from interactions between conscious and unconscious factors. The purpose of all forms of psychodynamic treatment is to bring unconscious mental material and processes into full consciousness so that the patient can gain more control over his or her life” (Psychoanalytic Treatment). Sigmund Freud is the founder of the Psychoanalysis Theory. He had many followers. One of those followers was Jung. As time went on, Jung’s perspective on personality
The Maze Runner is a 2014 mystery/science fiction film that can be viewed from an archetypal perspective. An archetype can be described as a pattern that can and is copied and recurring symbols or characters. The concept of archetypes came from Carl Jung a psychiatrist who believed that all cultures use archetypes to build stories without communicating to each other about them. Two groups of archetypes are the character and symbolic archetypes. The film The Maze Runner should be analyzed through an archetypal perspective because it has character and symbolic archetypes.
...teristics and literary devices. The general archetypical description of a hero follows an outline of a muscular figure and super abilities. Yet on the contrary, in myths, heroes may not possess any of those traits. Whether the so-called hero is learning their lesson, overcoming struggle or even descending into darkness, all heroes share some similar and almost identical characteristics. A vast majority of all mythological heroes share the same basic idea which, helps audiences identify whether or not the character is indeed a hero or not. From story to myth or fairytale to drama, the hero is one character who changes the plot entirely. Whether that hero may be saving a burning building, or discovering who they are themselves, our heroes all give us hopes and dreams that one day even our worth will be recognized by ourselves and others as our admirable hero’s are.
The first theory to be discussed is structuralism, this theory is composed of many different branches. The branches that this paper will be looking into is archetypes. The definition of of archetype is typical images, characters, narrative designs and themes and other literary phenomena. Archetypes have their own form of criticism that is called archetypal criticism. Archetypal criticism means the generic, recurring and conventional elements in literature that cannot be explained through historical influence or tradition.