Carl Jung Archetypes

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.

An archetype is the original pattern or model all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based, also known as a model or first form. In the twentieth century, Swiss Psychiatrist, Carl Jung used the concept of archetypes in his theory of human psyche. He believed that archetypes resided within the unconscious, which resulted in recognizable patterns of behavior with probable outcomes. Throughout history, archetypes have been used to display a message or mood to the audience, and determine the character's position in the plot of the story. Just like a hero is an archetype for bravery, a devil is an archetype for defeat.

Archetypes are twelve different models of people’s minds. These archetypes are formed by experiences we had as we evolve throughout our lives. My archetype I have chosen for Solomon Reed is the sage. The sage’s goal is to use intelligence and analysis to understand the world. His biggest fear is to be misled.

My first archetype is the caregiver as it is my most prominent archetype. The caregiver is described as “...an altruist, moved by compassion, generosity, and selflessness to help others…”, and that “A risk they take is that in their pursuit to help others they may end up being harmed themselves” (Jonas 2). Also associated with the caregiver archetype is the shadow side of the personality called the “suffering martyr” who manipulates using guilt by doing favors for them. These two sides of the personality are often mixed in various amounts in a person (Jonas 2). One recent example of this archetype in me happened just this past summer when I was working at a scout camp in the sierra mountains.

The archetype orphan is often misconstrued as needy or spoiled when in all reality an orphan is down to earth and honest. Orphans are looking for the best life possible and want everyone to be treated equal. One of greatest struggles of an orphan is to fit in. The song “Waiting for Superman” by Daughtry fits perfectly with the orphan archetype, because the song talks about a girl who is optimistic and hopeful while waiting for her superman to come and save her.

Archetypes in Literature Swiss psychologist Carl Jung produced many theories accommodating different personalities of mankind. Such as introverts and extroverts Jung advised many people through their journey of awareness, which is an individual process of achieving enlightenment, and finding the inner Self. In addition, he composed a theory of archetypes which depicts common images or patterns that symbolizes the daily life of humans. Archetypes are used variously to portray the connection and development of the character through their journey of awareness. The most prominent archetype in literature is rebirth in Anthem, Myths or Epics, and A Lesson before Dying.

Millions of kids are orphaned and homeless across the nation. Many of them never see adulthood. All too often they are abused, beaten, sold, put aside, or worse. So when an orphan has the strength of 10 men, the size of an NBA center, and all the reason in the world to go after the person who orphaned him/her, why wouldn’t he/she? This nightmare of an orphan is the monster from Frankenstein. And he documents many of the thoughts and psychological struggles of the millions of orphans today.

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.)

There have been many that have studied the psychology behind archetype studies. With Jung’s theory being in the forefront suggesting that archetypes are the basis of our unconscious minds and a dream state. John Raphael Staude discusses Jung’s theory of the basis of ones “collective unconscious” in his article “From Depth Psychology to Depth Sociology: Freud, Jung, and Levi-Strauss” suggesting that each person has individual traits that define

Carl Jung is a psychologist that theorized the idea of the archetype. An archetype is any reoccurring symbol, theme, motif, or situation used in literature. Jung believed that archetypes are derived from the unconscious and are innate ideas that all human beings have. The Archetype of Abandonment is the more obvious archetype perceived in the story. “Haroun’s mother, Soraya, had run off with Mr. Sengupta.” (Rushdie 21). Haroun and his father Rashid were abandoned by his mother at 11:00 am. This abandonment caused such sadness in Haroun and Rashid resulting in the latter’s loss of storytelling. This archetype displays to the audience the tragedy of abandonment and the negative outcome of it; in this case the grief ultimately caused Rashid’s

Psychologist Carl Gustav Jung described several archetypes that are based in the observation of differing but repeating patterns of thought and action that re-appear time and again across people, countries and continents. Jung's main archetypes are not 'types' in the way that each person may be classified as one or the other. Rather, we each have all basic archetypes within us. He listed four main forms of archetypes: The Shadow The Anima The Animus

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.

Carl Gustov Jung began the Jungian archetypes theory. “More than any other psychiatrist Carl Jung recognized our fundamental need for a living relationship with our true self, the soul, and God. His childhood was steeped in solitude and he showed an uncommon appreciation for the spiritual world. His adulthood was devoted to the study of dreams and the ways in which God’s presence is expressed in daily life. A scholar of world history and cultures, religion, mythology, and philosophy, it is estimated that Dr. Jung analyzed over 67,000 dreams in his lifetime.

The formulation of the archetypes is described as an empirically derived concept, like that of the atom; it is a concept based not only on medical evidence but on observations of mythical, religious and literary phenomena, these archetypes are considered to be primordial images, spontaneous products of the psyche which do not reflect any physical process, but are reflected in them (Jung 54).

The Orphan Archetype is comprised of people that have to grow up without the love and support of parental figures. They have to find themselves and their path in life independently. Harry Potter from the Harry Potter novels is a very well-known Orphan Hero as he overcame many adversities and aspired others through his fortitude and brave manner. Harry’s parents died when he was a young child and he was dropped off at his aunt and uncles where he was completely neglected growing up(Rowling). “Harry’s development is followed from his youth, during which he lives under the magical protections his parents and guardians bequeathed to him, to his maturity, in which he is increasingly exposed to danger, and must set things right through his own initiative