Caregiman's Archetype: The Suffering Martyr

To begin with the first layer of finding the archetype is easiest when looking at The Odyssey by Homer. There are actually quite a few archetypes just within this epic story, but when talking about a scapegoat a handful come to mind. The first one can be found in the first five books when it talks

Ego, soul, and self. Ego types have an agenda to succeed in ego-driven situations. Archetypes are also put into Four Cardinal orientations. Freedom, social, order, and ego further explain the archetypes. The innocent archetype falls near order and social. The innocent have defining characteristics such as optimism, faith, and simplicity. Innocent archetypes often have one specific goal which is to be happy. Innocent archetypes can also be perceived as a dreamer, naive, romantic and even boring because of their ignorance.

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.

According to the dictionary, an archetype is “the original pattern or model from which all things are the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.” Archetypes are the basic building blocks of any story that is told whether it’s an epic fantasy novel or an intense autobiography about some white guy from 100 years ago. An archetype can be any type of character such as a jester, hero, or a princess. However, archetypes can also be experiences like coming of age. Feelings are also a type of archetype like fear or joy. In the books The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and The Odyssey by Homer some of these archetypes are shown through Fatima, the Princess (damsel in distress), Calypso, the Temptress, the Alchemist, the Sage, and Odysseus and Santiago, the Flawed Heroes.

An archetype is a model or ideal example in which other things are patterned. There are many archetypes that could represent many characters; but for my character, Haley Kincain, the caregiver archetype represents her the best. Haley represents a caregiver due to constantly caring for her father and his Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, along with helping her friends with problems like divorce and bullying. I found her to be pragmatic, considerate and patient throughout the book.

Flannery O’Connor’s short story, “A Good Man is Hard to Find” is about emotional behavior, loyalty and violence. In “ A Good Man is Hard to Find”, O’Connor uses archetypes like the Journey in which shows what the characters go through a lot along the way. The author uses a setting stereotype to portray how it looked when they were traveling because in most road trips, the weather changes as also does the situation. Another archetype used is Evil Figure with Good Heart because it points out the character that betrays the others and leads them to their downfall and tests the loyalty between them. Another archetype that could be used would be Scapegoat but the opposite of it because it should be the character that’s punished for the sins that

One example from which you can find a psychological archetype would be from Dunstan Ramsay, the protagonist, and narrator. Typically, all characters have their own problems, traumas, and emotional

One example from which you can find a psychological archetype would be the protagonist, and narrator, Dunstan Ramsay. Typically, all characters have their own problems, traumas, and emotional luggage

In my book "Wake" by, Lisa Mcmann there are many common archetypes. First, Janie is the hero in the book, because she goes on a juroney through dreams and learns how to help that person who's dreaming and get out of the dream. "Holds her hands out. Helps Mr.McVicker out of the stairs which magically repair themselfs... Janie closes her eyes and consentrates, and she pulls herself easily from the dream" (Mcmann 145). This shows how Janie is the hero because she helped Mr.McVicker and easily finishes her quest helping him and goes back to reality. Also Cabel is Janie's sidekick which is also common archetypes. Cabel helps Janie in her dreams to finish her quest. "Cabel grins at her. 'You made it,' he whispers. He gathers their bags and follows

Imagine being called a monster although you can think, feel and have goals like any other human. Though, due to looking like a beast no humans believe you aren’t hostile. Archetypes are used exactly to show how one can be seen in a story, demonstrating what group they fit in that story.

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.

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.

According to Carl Jung’s theory, the psyche has three parts to it; the ego, personal unconscious, and the collective unconscious (Golden, date unknown.) Jung believed that the archetypes were part of the collective unconscious; this is where psychological inheritance happens. “All the most powerful ideas in history go back to archetypes” (Golden, date unknow.) Jung believed each archetype had its own unique values, meanings, and personality traits. It is possible that people display more than one kind of archetype, but there always seems to be one specific archetype that makes itself more apparent (Golden, date unknown.)

An archetypal hero must have specific characteristics before embarking on a quest. For example many heroes, experience some sort of traumatic event during childhood. In the movie Star Wars IV: A New Hope the archetypal hero Luke Skywalker experiences the

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