Carl Jung Archetypes

How does an elaborate story develop? A story such as a novel must have a few key components to become a great story. It must have the proper background information to start, and once a setting and the main characters are established, then the story can begin to develop as a whole. Much like the novel “White Fang”, which has a few characters that represent the idea of familial archetypes, as presented by Carl Jung. These characters used in the story, “White Fang”, include the she-wolf as the mother, White Fang represents the child, and Gray Beaver as the father archetype.

Martin Scorsese directed the movie Shutter Island, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, that came out on February 19, 2010. The movie portrays many different examples of critical theory. Having watched the movie before my analysis, when I heard of Jung’s Analytical Archetype theory I linked it with this movie almost immediately. Carl Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist, developed the idea that all archetypes are universal images that come from the collective unconscious and are almost instinctive to us all. Jung’s critical theory examines the unique personal collective unconscious of the characters in the film. These can vary anywhere from forgotten memories to traumas, keeping all religious, spiritual, and mythological symbols and experiences intact. It is from this point of view that it becomes easier to explain all the similarities between stories. There are three factors when you look at archetypes, which are characters, situations, and symbols.

When being a kid you change personalities a lot, but me I have not. I’ve been a ESTJ (extraverted, sensing, thinking, judging) person my whole life. I think being a ESTJ really describes me well. Being a ESTJ means you are a joiner, you also like being the authority, they are very out spoken people too. These things describe me perfectly. I love being in power, I also let people hear what's on my mind. I love joining in on things too.

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.

Personally, I like to be included wherever I go and do not want to be left out. I always try to achieve a sense of belonging at work, at school, or whatever organization or group that I would likely to be in. Whenever I’m in a room of crowd, I always prefer showing up without much attention, sitting from the back, and listen quietly. I behave in that way not because I just don’t want to be seen but I want to listen and learn about the crowd and situation before I say anything. Though I try to blend in most of the time, I do not really agree with the LSI’s description on Conventional thinker that they lack originality because I’m totally the opposite of that. Though I try to by “low key” at the beginning, my true original self would come out in time. I believe that I developed this thinking style from the influence of my dad because he always said “When you talk a lot, you have more chances to say something wrong. It’s best to listen quietly and say something right once in a while.”

My Jungian Typology is INFP. INFP means that I am an introvert, intuitive, feeling, and perceiving. Introvert means that I have a source of energy mainly in my own internal world. Intuitive means that I believe the information that I receive from the internal or imaginative world. Feeling means that I exercise my emotions while processing information. Perceiving means that I am inclined to improvise and explore alternative options. This just means that I am extra shy and to myself than others might be. Also that I receive information from myself. I use my emotions in my learning. I improvise in my work. I feel like this fits me extremely well.

Carl Jung was a Swiss innovator progressing various theories of the unconscious mind. The Swiss psychotherapist based his work on Sigmund Freud's perspectives and beliefs of the unconscious mind. Carl Jung had deducted that a human's unconscious personality could not have started in the cognizant personality. The thought that certain ideas and pieces of imagination within the unconscious were shared to all individuals within a society was assumed by Jung. This mental imagery were claimed as "Archetypes" by Jung (hence the term "Jungian archetypes") due to the images being ubiquitous and all inclusive to humans.

Psychologist Carl Gustav Jung described twelve female archetypes. One of which was the Creator archetype. The Creator is an artist - she creates through innovation and imagination. She can express her sexuality through art and conception, whether this is through sculpture, writing, painting, song, or another form.

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Problems arise when we identify too closely with our persona because when we do this we hide

people can be viewed as smart, enthusiastic, outgoing, etc. I’ve been told I am many things, but

The way that I see myself is funny, creative, shy, and weird. I don’t know if other people see that, like my best friends, but I certainly do. I also see myself as a good friend. I might mess around with my good friends and

Asking someone to describe themselves isn’t always the easiest task, nor is it necessarily the most accurate one. Like anyone, my personality and my demeanor changes, even slightly, depending on who I’m around and my comfort level. Something that is dying off with each generation, seems to be a person’s ability to switch between formal and informal (both in speech and actions), dependent on if they are with their elders or friends. I have always prided myself on my ability to know when to make this shift and give respect when respect is due. With my friends, I might be more open and creative, with my peers whom I don’t really know, I might be more reserved and quiet. Essentially, what I’m trying to get at is this: you are all going to have your own unique and individual description of me.

Often times I Have been asked to describe myself with the use of only one word, so if I had to choose only one; it would be different. I have always had a impulse to walk to the beat of my own drum, never having much of a desire to fit in the thick of the masses. Nevertheless, there is much more to my sould than meets ones eye. I have conformed from the diverse amount of individuals whom have motivated me in my life, and together I am made up of many different and diverse layers. Each layer is not a mask, but a distinct and authentic part of me; countless traits converged into one wild and loving personality. Perchance the most characterizing element in my entierty- was my upbringing. My parents and grandparents adequately instilled values into my once ever so blank canvas of a mind, and now, I have established a deeply-rooted moral foundation for myself, today. Which in turn, is most likely why I have almost an immunity to censorship due to having discovered suggestive or explicit concepts such as drugs or violence, only opened my mind to different aspects of a not so beautiful world, but never once did it taint my deeply inbeted values. Having made me aware of the diverse and dark realities in the world, nevertheless discerning the right from the wrong. My principles and values are solid, and I rarely find myself following the ebbs and tides, though not so much that I am alenated, but rather, playing on a different beat, yet in the same harmony.

In multiple instances it is effortless to categorize someone based on only one aspect of their life or a limited knowledge of who they are. However, this often provides an unclear view of what causes them to act the way they do. To avoid this, when I describe myself I look at many aspects of my life including roles or positions I may hold, those I associate myself with, challenges I have faced, as well as aspects of my personality.