Carl Jung Archetypes

Unfortunately, Jung’s discussions of individual archetypes were not free of cultural or sexual bias.  For example, his description of the shadow, the archetype of the psyche’s “dark side” which I agree is represented in Beowulf by Grendel, suggested that aggression and emotionalism were always shadow-like behaviors; he never suggested that those behaviors could be desirable in some societies, nor did he ever address the cultural bias inherent in his assertions.  Jung’s students Jolande Jacobi and Marie-Louise von Franz, in particular, sought to clarify Jung’s position by suggesting that a shadow projection expresses behaviors undesirable to the society in which its parent personality lives.

However, to understand archetypes, it’s a must to start with a little review on psychoanalysis, especially its evolution. From the beginning of archetypes, it began with Carl Jung, in the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century, being considered the successor of psychoanalysis. Similar to Sigmund Freud, Jung was fascinated by the human being’s psyche and its evolution over time. He believed a person’s past, aspirations, and experiences shape their characters-- who’d they become in the future. However, while both psychologists’ studies revolved around a person’s psyche and their mental wellbeing, Jung primarily focused on the attributes that contributed to the psyche’s

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.)

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.

Carl Jung was a Swiss psychologist who had many theories that still influence the scientific field today. One of his more famous theories deals

Carl Jung was a mental genius when it came to archetypes I can’t see in any light another type of story being told without using at least one of his archetypes. It is, always has a mixture of one to tell a story. The hero can be seen in many of the world's greatest pieces of literature “The Odyssey”, Hamlet, as well as Troy all works that transcend through time. The wise old man an elderly person who shows great wisdom and judgement. Such as Uncle Ben in Spiderman, Mr.Miyagi, and Alfred in Batman. My personal favorite the trickster seen in Huckleberry Finn, The Joker, and as well as The Riddler which I think all these people are covered up by the bad things they to do instead of what genius it takes to think of the things they did. Archetypes

According to Carl Jung’s views, archetypes are universal symbols that lie within our unconscious minds. These symbols are referred to as archetypes, which can be associated with one’s self. Out of the twelve archetypes, my three most prominent archetypes are the Orphan, Destroyer, and Caregiver. The Orphan archetype is the archetype that I can strongly identify with.

The book starts with the world that is full of wizard and magic. The first impression that the main character gave me is that the character is wild but naive. For example, Ged’s first action where he tries to mimic his aunt’s magic which caused him to stand out. His innocent and not knowing mind cause many to be fearful of him since he is “powerful” although he is just as ordinary as the others. In addition to this, Ged is also somewhat lonely in which his mom died when he is young and that his older siblings are all gone far away. He didn't really find much find when he entered the School for Wizard. However, I think that these example for lonesome cause the character to be “not caring” and more wild compared to others. Moreover, one action that the main character did that stands out the most to me was when he tries to save the whole land of Gout using his little trick. One thing that he said is that “ I’ll keep up this fog as long as I can.

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

A Jungian Archetype is an image, pattern, or symbol that appears in dreams, mythology, and in fairytales. The twelve archetypes are The Innocent, The Orphan, The Warrior,The Caregiver, The Seeker, The Lover, The Destroyer, The Creator, The Ruler, The magician, The Sage, and The Fool or Jester. Lastly, these twelve archetypes, are evident in every story read so that a valuable purpose and moral can be learned from the writer to the reader. Learning about Jungian Archetypes, has allowed me to understand and reflect upon how characters in Waiting of Godot are classified. Vladimir is classified as “The Sage”.

Carl Gustav Jung is a Swiss psychiatrist and the successor of psychoanalysis with important intellectual movements of the twentieth century. In his early career, Jung was influenced by the theory of Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis (Breger 2000, p. 217). However, they came into disagreement in notions which then broke their relationship. It was because Freud’s view of myth was based on reality, which there was no religion involved, whereas Jung though that myth was based on both reality and religion. Consequently, Jung’s notions were commonly accepted by society because of the wider context. Then, through his research and clinical findings, he developed some concepts like archetypes, collective unconscious, shadow, extrovert and introvert and persona (Carter 2011 p. 442). These concepts help Jung to deepen the explanation about myth. For Jung, myth is a projection of archetypes and collective unconscious. Their form are universal and identical with every society back into history. Myth can be identical because the original form, the archetypes, is configured to be the same among human's unconscious globally where people's psychic realm encounters certain motifs and typical figures that built into the structure of man’s unconsciousness (Jung Myth Ex. 3-4). According to Edward Tylor and James Frazer, myth and science were contradict where science was factual and myth was not (Segal 2003, p. 48). Therefore, myth has an important role in human nature and modern

All great adventurous tales feature a brave, noble hero. One that is there to save the day from the evils that run rampant across the land, but like most stories of this type, the hero needs to be trained by a mentor to overcome his struggles. These different characters in a story can fit into an archetype according to their behavior and actions. The archetypes, originally made by Swiss psychologist Carl Jung, provide a basis and foundation for personality and motivations done by a character. Characters in the same archetype share similar characteristics.

Because archetypes can shape a human’s behavior we begin to see them in everyday life. I tend to see them in literature, movies, religion, and symbolically in human nature. I portray examples of archetypes such as the Innocent, the Caregiver, and the Explorer. I can be labeled as innocent because, for a while, my parents saw me as the child who did things right. I am a caregiver because my number one priority are those all around me, including friends and family.

In the 1920’s, a Swiss psychologist named Carl Jung devised a theory. Jung didn’t accept the idea that the behaviors of people were random. Instead, he was a firm believer that the differences between individuals were a result of how people use their brains. Jung claimed that “what appears to be random behavior is actually the result of differences in the way people prefer to use their mental capacities.” (The Myers & Briggs Foundation). Jung realized that people typically function in one of two ways, take in information or make decisions, and that people usually are more comfortable alone or around others. With all these observations, Jung wrote a book titled Psychological Types, which introduced the idea of personality and psychological

Carl Jung was a Psychologist and a Psychiatrist born in 1875 in Switzerland. He worked with Sigmund Freud for a while but branched off because he disagreed with him about the “sexual basis of neurosis”. Jung believed that there is a collective unconscious that is connected to everyone. God is included in this collective unconscious. His theory included what he called archetypes; pathways of energy (not things) that are shared in the collective. four main archetypes are: The Self, The Shadow, The Anima/Animus, and the Persona. The Self is the combination of the conscious, and the individual’s unconscious. the self is usually represented by a square or a circle. The self tries to make itself known. The shadow is made up of our sexual desires or instincts, and is credited with being the darker side of our personalities. The Anima/Animus are the masculine and feminine of our psyche. There are traces of each found in both women and men. The Persona is the face that people put on for others. The word “persona” comes from the Latin word for mask. This is the personality the world sees. (Carl Jung Archetypes) Jung coined the word