Essay on Archetypes in the Odessey

Still he searches out for clues and any information of the possible demise of his father. He is willing to go far and wide just for the knowledge of his father's whereabouts. He is a faithful son and aids his father in all possible ways as Odysseus returns and reclaims what is legitimately his. Telemachus is there to fight side by side with his father whom he has only loved in his heart and mind. Some would call that blind faith. Just as the God whom we serve today calls us to love and serve him without seeing him with our eyes, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed" (John 20:29). Although Odysseus is Telemachus' earthly father, one can see the parallels. He is as devoted to Odysseus as Penelope is; yet he has no actual memory of his father what so ever.

One strong archetype in the Odyssey is the hero archetype. “The archetype of heroism allows an individual to serve as the primary example of what society deems as valuable and moral.”(Harris 2) Ancient Greek civilizations valued strength, loyalty, wisdom, and ingenuity. This is made known to the reader because the hero Odysseus has all of these traits. Odysseus used his knowledge, strength, and ingenuity to his advantage in everything he did.Another example of the hero archetype in the Odyssey is “nine days I drifted in open sea.”(Homer 989) Odysseus was able to survive nine days with no food,most humans can survive for five to seven days without food or water. He was also able to hang from a tree for a full

Throughout the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou, classic storytelling through archetypes is reworked into a more modern time in order to create the unique gem that it is. Archetypes are a general persona of a character that is repeated many times through films and literature, they define the character and give meaning to their roles. Archetypes have been used ever since stories were made, from the Odyssey to even Percy Jackson. Archetypes tend to set the stage for the story, and get revealed throughout the story adding more life and energy to it. Three examples of archetypes expressed very well through characters in the movie are the hero, the alter ego, and the temptress.

     An archetype is a universal symbol. It is also a term from the criticism that accepts Jung’s idea of recurring patterns of situation, character, or symbol existing universally and instinctively in the collective unconscious of man.

In The Odyssey Homer develops three themes throughout his second epic. He shows that Odysseus acts uncivilized because of the war, wreaks vengeance against those who have taken over his home, and eventually enjoys his homecoming. Throughout his epic, Homer shows the themes of uncivilized men, vengeance, and homecoming through Odysseus’s experiences with Polyphemus the Cyclops, the suitors who invade his home, and his wife Penelope.

An archetype is a pattern repeated through the ages in folk and literary expressions. Archetypes are important in literature because there everywhere. Odysseus looks strong and brave he is also very intelligent and nice and cares about his men. His behavior is very smart he doesn't do anything without thinking of the consequences. Odysseus is strong, brave ,and smart which are three critical characteristics of the “Hero” archetype.

Archetypes are found in every story and movie that we read or watch today, there are many found in The Odyssey. The Odyssey is an epic poem written by Homer, an ancient Greek poet, in 750 BC. This is a story about a man named Odysseus trying to get home after the 10 year Trojan War, but he faces many troubles and challenges along the way. Many archetypes are found in The Odyssey, some of these are: The Trickster, The Supernatural Guide, and The Temptress. They both help and interfere with his journey home.

He displays these feelings when he says, “It is easy for these men [the suitors] to like these things, harping and song; they have an easy life, scot free [...] If he returned, if these men ever saw him, faster legs they’d pray for [...] But he is lost; he came to grief and perished, and there’s no help for us in someone’s hoping he still may come” (I, 200). It is clear that Telemachus is frustrated with having to deal with the suitors, and if it weren’t for Odysseus disappearing, he wouldn’t have to deal with them. If anything, Odysseus holds the role of a monster, not a father, relative to Telemachus. This rationalization is displayed when he says, “My distinguished father is lost, who ruled among you once, mild as a father, and there is now this greater evil still: my home and all I have are being ruined. Mother wanted no suitors, but like a pack they came.” (II, 50). This quote represents that Telemachus feels as though the suitors would not have appeared if his father had come home after the war in Troy. Another reason that

Showing signs of masculinity while a male matures from a boy into a man is held to high regard. In the familial retrospect, it is the duty of a boy’s father to help him learn the ways of life and the ways of the house. A boy’s dad teaches him to fight, hunt, and earn respect, as they grow older. In Homer’s Odyssey, Odysseus has missed his son’s entire life to the point where his son, Telemachus, has no knowledge of Odysseus’ current existence. Telemachus believes his father is dead and has been raised by his mother and his nanny, which resulted in his soft, feminine-like behavior. The first few books in Homer’s Odyssey portray Telemachus’ character to be weak and powerless but through the journey to find his father, he matures and develops into the man he thinks his father would be proud of. This quest to find Odysseus assists Telemachus in his coming of age as well as the education he

Gregg Easterbrook once said, “heroic people take risks to themselves to help others. There's nothing heroic about accepting five million dollars to go out and run around chasing a ball, although you may show fortitude or those other qualities while you do it.” Being a hero is about displaying valued qualities of a role model and making a difference that has a lasting outcome upon others. In Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey,” the theme of the heroic quest is shown as Odysseus makes his way back to Ithaca facing the endless struggles presented to him. The myth utilizes character archetypes to highlight a hero’s journey. The character archetypes outline a model for all other pieces afterward; defining the patterns in the quest these characters

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.

The Odyssey was a story deeply entrenched in archetypes full of meaning and relevance to the theme of the story. This is so true because the work established archetypes which remain in literature and other forms of media today. One archetype that contributes to the themes of the Odyssey is Haven vs. Wilderness. On Odysseus’s long journey home he encounters

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

Themes such as revenge, hubris, motifs, and reader-to-text connections are examples of universal qualities included in the poem The Odyssey by Homer, translated by

Centuries ago "The Odyssey," was written, yet people still find architypes that they could relate to. As I read through "The Odyssey," I came across many different examples of architypes. The main three to me was the monster architype, the hero architype, and then the quest architype. Homer wrote "The Odyssey" somewhere between the fifth century and the eighth century A.D. "The Odyssey," shows how ancient Greeks thought if something were to happen that they didn't understand. For example, how ships didn't come back they thought that the Sirens or Scylla got them, which brings me to my next point, the monster architype.