...Carl Jung has famous theory which is “Collective Unconscious”. It is existing in the depths of a person’s unconscious mind, and it is inborn universal unconscious. From his theory, he said that human being also has “archetype” which is meaning for “image pattern”. People have archetype, and it is using for our common understanding between people. For example, when we see a clay figure embracing a plump body shape woman, we say that it looks like mother, because we are imaging for “Mother’s Archetype”, on the other hand, when we image of a wise man who teaches strictly, you might be imaging about father. In this case we are based on “Father’s Archetype”. How about movie characters? I think that the most popular kinds of archetype of character...
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...Although we see all of the characters through Gene’s eyes, his perception of others is most significant in the case of Finny. Even as Gene resents his best friend and harbors dark, unspoken feelings of hatred toward him, he regards Finny at times with something akin to worship. His depiction of Finny contains a strong note of physical, if not erotic attraction. Finny is presented in classical terms, as a kind of Greek hero-athlete, always excelling in physical activities and always spirited—thymos, to use the Greek term. (These Greek heroes were, like Finny, fated to die young; the archetype was Achilles, who considered it preferable to live briefly and gloriously than to die of old age.) Energetic and vibrant, Finny is a tremendous athlete; friendly and verbally adroit, he is able to talk his way out of any situation. Finny finds himself in his element during Devon’s summer session; the substitute headmaster enforces few rules and Finny can let loose his spontaneity and boisterousness without restraint. Yet while he constantly tests the limits and asserts his own will, he seeks neither to emerge “victorious” in any argument or contest nor to “defeat” competing systems of rule. Blitzball, the game that he invents in which everyone...
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...era. *All about paying close attention to historical context of literary works (e.g: poems, novels, plays) GOALS: 1) Study how a work of literature reflects its historical/sociocultural context 2) Understand how literary works comments on and relates to its context Therefore, approach is interdisciplinary Example of this lens: Always by Erasure MARXIST LENS (Karl Heinrich Marx + Friedrich Engles) * A form of critique for interrogating all societies and their texts in terms of certain specific issues like race, class, and the attitudes shared within a given culture (see terms) * Marxist critique may begin such an analysis by showing how an authors text reflects his/her ideology thru an examination of the fictional worlds characters, settings, society, or any other aspect of text leads a look into: 1.Authors social class 2.Its effect upon the authors society 3.Examines the history and culture of the times reflected in the text 4.Investigate how the author either correctly/incorrectly...
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...of folklore or fable that has magical elements within the story, exhibited through the characters or the sequence of events. Fairytales contain magical elements that could include wizards, monsters, talking animals, or even magical helpers. Not only do fairytales contain character archetypes, but they also include situational archetypes such as quests, impossible tasks, or the triumphs of the poor. Although all fairytales have different plots, they are all extremely similar to each other due to the common motifs and archetypes that are present in all fairytale stories. To determine whether a story is a fairytale or not is incredibly easy because one can easily discover numbers of motifs and archetypes that are exhibited throughout the story. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum is a story about a girl named Dorothy who is sent to fulfill arduous tasks and lengthy quests in order to find her way back home. As she tries to find her return home, she has many rough encounters with evil but is assisted by various characters and eventually returns home safely. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz would be considered a fairytale because of the common motifs and archetypes that are present and consistent throughout the story. The motifs and archetypes in the story are the hero, the trickster, the talking animals or objects, the glorified human strength of kindness, and the guardian. The hero archetype in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz proves that this story is a fairytale and is evident through...
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...Ladee Calhoun Hamilton British Literature 1 October 2015 The Ruler After the fall of Roman Empire was the rise of a new religion, Christianity. The Christianity religion was the doctrine or belief that there is only one god which differ the Roman culture. The poet as historian is known as the scop in the Anglo-Saxon culture. To understand culture, one has to understand the belief set. The hero is the most dominant archetype in Beowulf because it deals with the fraternity warrior’s culture. Although the pluralism of Anglo-Saxon culture is very similar to our American culture, the archetype of The Ruler takes place in America today because everyone wants to take control and have power over their own lives and others around. In Literature, an Archetype is a typical character, an action or a situation that seems to represent such universal pattern or human nature. There are many set archetypes; The Innocent, The Lover, and The Rebel. However, the one that dominates the most in Anglo-Saxon culture is the Hero. “I’ve never known fear, as a youth I fought in endless battles. I am old, now, but will fight again, seek fame still, if the dragon hiding in his tower dares to face me” (Beowulf’s Last Battle 607-610). In Anglo-Saxon culture being boastful and prideful is praised because it is a characteristic of a Hero. The poem itself was named after Beowulf to show that he was the dominant hero, the one who stood in the spotlight. “Then he stepped to another still body, clutched at...
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...de rigueur that the hero should have certain character traits and face certain problems in certain ways. In a chapter titled “The Private Investigator,” in fact, we read that a typical investigator will be, male, hard-boiled, an expert on the city, a loner, streetwise, tough, physical, and a mixture of an idealist and cynic. In, however, “Lost Polars,” we see that the author wants to add the novelty of a female character, while maintaining the integrity of the detective genre. Therefore, in Shelley Singer’s depiction of Barrett Lake, the salient and correlative aspects of the archetypal qualities of a private investigator are not tainted with progressive, feminist values. Even though Lake is a woman, she still typifies the noir, solitary hero who stands up for justice even in the face of circumstances that would break the morale of anyone else. This is Singer’s big trick on the audience. We see, for instance, Lake’s intuition, coupled with her quick-thinking, which assured her successful investigation into Judy Garbman’s murder. She’s a woman who does this, but there’s nothing really “feminine” about this process. Her willingness to calm and collectively rationalize and reason, while the rest of her reunion classmates underwent group hysteria and shock, gave her the poise and volition required to think clearly and make assertions and accusations that turned out to be true. One could argue that these are traditionally male character traits in this genre. It is also a marked...
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...accept Kaalu because he is poor. Furthermore, this film also presents the theme of ‘Good versus Evil’ as Kaalu tries to escape the smuggling activities of the Captain. Consequently there are few elements of an action film such as a car race near the end of the movie. Thus, I would classify Aar-Paar as a Romantic film with Action as a subgenre and consisting of underlying themes such as ‘Rich versus Poor’ and ‘Good versus Evil’. Moreover, these genres and themes can be portrayed through the archetypes, stereotypes and songs throughout the film. The three songs that I will analyze from Aar-Paar are “Babuji Dheere Chalna”, “Sun Sun Sun Sun Zaalima”, and “Ja Ja Ja Ja Bewafa”. In observing the various genres and themes within this film, there are many archetypes and stereotypes. Nikki’s father, Laaji, represents the archetype of a ‘despotic’ father as he bans Kaalu from meeting Nikki. However, he eventually gives-in at the end and accepts Kaalu. On the other hand, Kaalu represents the archetype of a ‘Noble’ hero. He has certain goals in the film such as winning the heroine’s heart and achieving material success to support his future family by owning a taxi. He exemplifies the qualities of a ‘good’ Indian boy as he respects his elders and demonstrates a strong ambition for success. Kaalu also maintains the stereotype of a hero as he is considered to always be good (for example, he strives to prove his innocence by taking Nikki to meet the Jailer), he can fight, sing, and most...
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...Aimee Waldrep Professor Lo-Verde Dropp English Composition II Section 006 2/15/2015 Archetypal Development of Star Trek’s Spock Spock, at first glance, is simply logical, unemotional and to an extent, without much personality. However his character is significantly developed through the course of episodes 1-14, as well as the rest of the series. Spock has elements of the archetypes of The Seeker as well as The Sage. He, along with the Enterprise crew, explores the unknown, and embraces learning. He also avoids the support of others, contributing to The Seeker archetype. His character contains numerous components of The Sage archetype as well, such as seeking truth and knowledge, intelligence, and being the unfeeling judge; cold, rational and heartless. However, as the show progresses more of his character is revealed. We not only see more of his half human side, but realize that this side of him, part of his heritage and genetics, is his Unhealable Wound. It will always be a part of him, though it’s something that he clearly sees as a flaw. Furthermore, throughout these episodes we see the alternation of Spock and Captain Kirk’s relationship as Mentor-Pupil. Depending on the episode, and in some cases depending on the situation within an episode, their roles in this relationship change. On certain occasions Spock is the mentor towards Kirk, providing him with logic and advice. While on other occasions the roles are reversed, Kirk offering Spock insight into the human psyche...
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...dissection of facts. Although whole film was about deciding whether boy was guilty or not, we could see nature or temper of every character, by how he made his decision about guiltiness of that boy. Representatives of different social classes: a successful businessman, architect, coach of the school football team, temporarily unemployed, single pensioner – typical social archetypes. About the life and position of each the audience learns as if by chance, by fits and starts and accidentally by thrown to the wind phrases. We can see that not for everyone this case is very important, one tries to be on time for the game, another is afraid to get under the rain, three person even played games during discussion and other were talking about their jobs. All of them are agree with others, only just to close this case and go home. 11 Angry men were ready to vote for the verdict without a dissentient voice. But the real problem is that they can't see problem around themselves, they can easily send innocent boy to electric chair, without asking themselves is this fair. I think in this film producer tried to show the audience how it is important to be fair, not judge a person on their own. But rather compare facts, make real decisions. In this film I loved the camera shot. I could see wheter it was hot in the room, I could feel the tension between heroes and see each character independently. We could understand for whom this case was interested and who was not interested at all. The camera is centered...
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...The presence of archetypes is an essential element of the quest storyline, both in American and foreign literature. Pioneers of the archetype concept include scholars Joseph Campbell, Christopher Vogler, and Carl Jung, whose notions of archetypal literature developed into what most academics accept as the characteristic blueprint for a quest story today. Though these archetypes were first described just over a hundred years ago, they have persisted throughout literary and visual art for millennia. The most important archetype that Vogler describes in his Memo That Started It All is The Hero. He describes Hero characters as the central figures of stories that often make influential accomplishments on behalf of their respective civilizations...
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...An archetype is a character based on universally shared roles. In East of Eden by John Steinbeck, Adam could be considered a dreamer archetype because of his childlike view of the world, blatant rejection of reality, and his idealized image of the world around him. Adam’s ignorance of reality causes him numerous conflicts throughout the novel, however; these traits humanize him. All individuals have these tendencies which is what makes being a dreamer an archetype. From the beginning of the novel, Adam is portrayed with a childlike innocence to him. This innocence allows him to feel moral and pure while obtaining what he desires. Even when Adam is presented with contradicting evidence that threatens to tear down his reality, he dismisses it. For example, when Charles finds papers that seem to implicate his father acquired their inheritance dubiously, Adam completely rejects this thought. “Can you see that I don’t think our father was a thief? I don’t believe he was a liar...He did not steal it. He couldn’t have stolen it” (Steinbeck 71). Although Adam never loved his father he still defends his character because it supports his ideal reality. Adam sees the...
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...language. Through spoken language characters are created and refined. Davis’ language choices have developed the characters in a way that portrays the characters to be exaggerated colonial stereotypes. Characters are the most vital element of a stage drama; they create the link between the audience and the drama. It is through Jack Davis’ writing that we are led to feel particular ways about most of the characters. No sugar is a play that makes an impact. Jack Davis has chosen not to construct realistic characters, but instead characters that fit into and even sometimes challenge the stereotypes placed on Aboriginal people. Although some characters are exaggerated stereotypes there are also many that aren’t. Every character is constructed in a different way, through dialogue and action. No sugar focuses on the hardships faced by an - albeit stereotypical of the 1930’s - Aboriginal family during the continued colonisation of Australia. Gran is the matriarchal figure of the family; she is the one that tries to ensure the continuation of the Nyoongah culture. She is characterised as strong and often stubborn. Her stubborn attitude throughout the play represents, in some ways, Aboriginal stereotypes. The way that Davis has constructed her creates a bond between her and the audience; the audience becomes attached to her. Through Davis’ choice, Gran’s spoken language is colloquial, accentuating her culture and creating a stereotypical Aboriginal character. The colloquial way in which...
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...In the stories Percy Jackson The Lightning Thief and “The legend of Perseus”, the Legend of Perseus is modernized in Percy Jackson The Lightning Thief by changing the events, Hero Archetypes, and themes. Have you ever wonder how Roman stories are like today and how they are made modern to meet your expectations? Events are one of the main thing modernized from ¨The legend of Perseus¨ to Percy Jackson the Lightning Thief. The events are modernized through the Hero’s Journey because in “The legend of Perseus” Perseus never meet the mentor and instead journeyed on his own “Perseus bid his mother good-by and set out to search for Medusa” (D'aulaires,117) unlike Percy Jackson who had several mentors Grover, Poseidon, and Chiron (Percy Jackson...
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...In Snow White and the Huntsman there are many archetypes: Snow White being the hero, Queen Ravenna is the devil figure and then there is Eric who is also known as the huntsman is the shadow but many other things as well. You are able to see Eric’s shadow from the very beginning and we are shown just how bad his shadow has gotten to him. Even though he is in an extremely dark place throughout the journey with Snow White, Eric does many things that make it easy to see he wasn’t always as bitter as he lets off to be. He starts out the journey by hunting Snow White for the queen, but when he captures her he hesitates to hand her over because he doesn’t have what he was promised, his wife. With the Queen’s powers she said she was able to bring people back from the dead and Eric ended up believing her with how easy she made it seem. Even though he doesn’t hand her over for his own selfish reasons he starts to ask what the Queen wants with her making his shadow lighten for a...
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...SYMBOLS, ARCHETYPES & MOTIFS Symbols Three categories: Archetypal – The first symbols of humankind that have replicated themselves in stories throughout the ages across all cultures. They appear in the stories of groups from cavemen to 21st century authors. The term “archetype” was coined by Karl Jung who used them as the basis of “collective unconscious” theory. Cultural – As cultural groups use archetypal symbols to represent their values, fears, beliefs, and expectations, these objects take on meaning specific to that group. For example, the cross is an ancient archetypal symbol. When cultural groups adopt it, the meanings become both universal and specific. For most cultures the cross holds spiritual significance; hence its archetypal meaning. For Christians the cross takes on specific representation of Christ’s crucifixion. Nuance – These objects take on symbolic meaning in the work in which they appear. Modern writers often create their own symbols by repeatedly using the object in meaningful ways. For example, Golding used the conch shell to represent order and governmental control. NOTABLE ARCHETYPAL SYMBOLS, CHARACTERS, AND STORY PATERNS Characters: Hero (Epic, Classical, Romantic, Realistic, Anti-Hero) Outcast, Scapegoat, Trickster, Platonic Ideal, Monster, Temptress, Star-crossed lovers, Clown/jester, Prophet Story Patterns: Rite of Passage/Initiation, Creation, Fall, Expulsion, Death & Rebirth, Journey, Quest Symbols: (Archetypal symbols have...
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