Archetype Reoccur In Literary Works

Archetypes are expected examples of a person, action, or thing. In The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, there are two archetypes I will discuss. The first archetype is the hero archetype, best portrayed by Christopher, the main character in the book. The second archetype is the evil figure with a good heart, best portrayed by Christopher’s dad, Ed Boone.

In Homers epic poem “The Odyssey” there are many archetypes, many of which were the origin of the archetype. An archetype is a character type, place, or symbol, every culture shares. In “The Odyssey” Homer uses archetypes to evoke meaning to the story. Some examples of archetypes in “The Odyssey” are the temptress, and the father-son conflict.

There is no original story. All stories derive themes and characters that go with the human situation, The Archetypes. An Archetype is undeniably a theme for the character, the common Archetypes that Author’s exhibit are; The Hero, The Mentor, The Villain, and The Innocence. Authors use Archetypes to develop meaning to their stories, for a much deeper connection between the reader and the characters. After reading Shakespeare’s Macbeth, There are many relations to Archetypes and Character meaning. Archetypal is approached being closely connected with psychological theory because different archetypes are inserted in human psyche and the mass of archetypes have individualities with the personalities, their actions, and behaviour

Archetypes can be seen in many places, such as books, poems, movies, and more. In Homer's The Odyssey, there are examples of archetypal heroes. Odysseus, Penelope, and Telemachus are all archetypal characters.

With every corner we turn in today’s culture, we become more and more aware of the archetypes that surround us. Archetypes are the works of a typical character, situation, setting, or symbol that can be found in fantasy and reality. An example would be the renowned medieval story Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Pearl Poet. The author permeates the story with situational, symbolic, and character archetypes that illustrate the profound life of Sir Gawain. Sir Gawain was apprehensive of his journey at first, but as time passes, he began to make choices that unveils to the audience the true flawed knight that he was.

     After discovering a God-given talent, a young boy struggles to achieve his only dream; to become the best there ever was. Baseball is all he has ever known, so he prevails through the temptations and situations laid before him by those out to destroy his career. His hopes and dreams outweigh all the temptations along his journey. These hopes, dreams, and temptations are depicted through archetypes in the movie The Natural.

Archetypes are defined as “a typical character, an action or a situation that seems to represent such universal patterns of human nature.” (“Archetype”) The short story “On the Rainy River” by Tim O’Brien is about the internal struggle and the journey he faces after he is drafted to serve the army. The classical hero’s journey archetype is similar to Tim O’Brien’s journey in his short story, “On the Rainy River,” with the exception of the arc length and depth of transformation.

An archetype is a type of character found across multiple books and or movies. John Steinbeck wrote the novel Of Mice and Men. Within this novel, there is a character named Lennie Smalls. Lennie is a unique character because of his mental disability. Lennie has a best friend named George, who promises Lennie’s Aunt Clara that he would take care of Lennie when she passes away. Lennie is very strong and throughout the book it is shown how his disability and strength are used against him. Steinbeck’s character from Of Mice and Men, Lenny, is the typical example of an innocent archetype.

2. Looking at the candle before me, it was hard to imagine that it was made from the tallow of a sheep.

An archetype is defined as an image, story-pattern, character, setting, symbol, or situation that recurs frequently in literature and in life. It demonstrates universal human experiences and associates strongly with readers through a subconscious understanding. In the Epic of Gilgamesh the main character, Gilgamesh, is an example of a superheroic archetypal hero. He took on an epic quest for everlasting life by following the archetypal steps of a hero’s journey. Through suffering due to tragedy, realizing the nature of his quest, seeking help from a mentor, experiencing failure, and returning home with a companion, Gilgamesh’s story followed the situational archetype of a hero’s journey.

An archetype is described as a very typical example of a certain person or thing. Most archetypes are categorized and then given a mascot of sorts. In the short story Parker’s Back by Flannery O’Conner, we see many archetypes reveal themselves, such as sun, valley, apples, and lightning. Sun is described as hero, son of Heaven, knowledge, the divine eye, fire, life force, creative-guiding force, brightness, and splendor. Examples of this in the story appear when the main character, Parker, realizes his mortality after he is in a horrific accident.

Archetypes are a common literary component seen through past and present day literature, their contributions can be noted in many passages such as the “The Big Fish”. Much like Jay Gatsby the main character within the Big Fish, Edward Bloom is a man that is commonly described as being larger than life. Within this movie Edward Bloom, much like Gatsby takes on the role of the archetypal hero and embarks on the ever so known heroic journey. Both characters revolve their quest around hopes of attaining love from their destined soul mate, despite their setbacks because of other male characters. Again, both Gatsby and Edward’s fate ends in their dismiss after they have reached the end of their metaphoric journey.

An archetypal journey is a journey that someone goes on to find something bigger and better. Many stories are told as an archetypal journey. It is a way to keep a story on track with a focus and a meaning for it. It is a way to show the reader how a group of people can change from on simple journey or experience. For example, the story As I Lay Dying written by William Faulkner is a story about how a family is trying to get their mother to Jefferson in order to bury her. They go through many different challenges and end up learning more about themselves than they would have ever imagined. It is similar to the movie Little Miss Sunshine written by Michael Arndt. This movie is a good interpretation of a modern version of an archetypal journey

Archetype refers to a generic version of a personality. Archetypes are continually present in folklore and literature for thousands of years, including prehistoric artwork. The identification of archetypes in literature is to primarily find the behaviors and characteristics of the main protagonist, it is important to discover the ambiguity of how the traits change and develop throughout the rising

The traditions of storytelling have long been used as a means to impart wisdom and life lessons to others. One of the most effective ways in which this is done is through the use of archetypes. While it is possible to look at these images in a general way, one may also focus an analysis on a single tale. In this way it is possible to explore the particular images used and their significance in a given situation, (often a coming of age rite of