Examples Of Character Archetypes In The Novel 'The Safest Lies'

In the book, The Darkest Minds, by Alexandra Bracken, there are many archetypes that can be shown to exlpain the characters role in the book. First, the main character Ruby is very much of a mother figure. In the story, when Ruby meets Zu she automatically has a mother instict over her and is always protecting her and if Zu is in danger, Ruby is right there by her side. This shows that Ruby has that automatic mother instict and take care of Zu like she is her daughter and keeps her safe. Ruby makes sure that Zu has someone to look up to and come to if she needs help or can depend on when shes in need of help.

Carl Jung, the very first pioneer who discovered human collective unconsciousness, including archetypes, once said, “An archetype is something like an old watercourse along which the water of life flowed for a time, digging a deep channel for itself. The longer it flowed the deeper the channel, and the more likely it is that sooner or later the water will return.” An archetype is the universal patterns and behaviors that represent a typical human experience that is passed down from generations to generations, creating its originality. In “A Separate Peace”, John Knowles uses many archetypes to enrich the personality of his characters, especially Gene and Finny based on common human experiences. By embodying the archetypes of the Fall from Innocence, the Unhealable, and the Crossroads in “A Separate Peace,” John Knowles was successful in establishing the theme for the novel which implies that the guilt which is begotten from one’s deceitful actions would remain as an irrecoverable wound overtime.

In the work of literature “The Siren Song,” we notice a variety of archetypes, despite the lack of characters. An archetype is a recurrent symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology.

Have you ever binge watched a TV series? Many people usually do and even consider this a normal behavior in our society; however, the main character, Montag, from the novel Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury is the only one in his society to be detached from the world of media. The civilians are brainwashed from the nonsense that they are watching and listening to. Television helps people to not interact with one another and trying to stop conversations. The people in the society are also getting into harm's way, when they are watching tv. In his novel, Ray Bradbury puts the focus on technology ruining the lives of innocent civilians.

Albert Camus once stated, "The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so free that your existence is an act of rebellion." If something is not how it ethically should be then it is acceptable to rebel within the limits of what is morally correct. In Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, he presents a world where the government has restricted access to printed literature so they can gain increased control over their citizens. The main figure, Guy Montag, shows an incredible growth in his personality through his journey of enforcing and accepting the government restrictions to stop the flow of information to a realization that the sharing of knowledge leads to a stronger society.  Guy Montag's role comprises many qualities, including that he is a loyal and accepting government employee that works as a "fireman" whose job is to destroy all remaining books and to burn the personal property of those that he caught reading the outlawed books.  A depressing and lonely home life influences Montag's personality, including a drug-addicted and shallow wife, named Millie. While sadness and loss surround Montag, he is a strong individual that can overcome obstacles and the challenge of the government's policies. Montag struggles when he realizes the impact of his orders from his boss puts on others, and that he must take a stand for the betterment of the public. When the government is not doing their duties of protecting their citizens, either by limiting their knowledge, putting them in danger or destroying those who disagree with them these actions can prompt citizens to turn toward rebellion.

Archetypes have been relevant throughout all of history’s collections of books, occurring in novels centuries back, and still occurring today. It is defined as a universally understood symbol, term, or statement, which others are copied, patterned, or emulated. Archetypes are often used in myths and storytelling across different cultures. The use of archetypes was advanced by Carl Jung, who suggested, “the existence of universal contentless forms that channel experiences and emotions, resulting in recognizable and typical patterns of behavior with certain probable outcomes”. While in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, water is used to represent death and rebirth, showing that our experiences can change us, and we can be re-birthed as a totally new person, while in Homer’s Odyssey, water is used to show that life is full of vast trials and adventures to overcome. The archetype of fire is also used in both novels. In Fahrenheit 451, it is used to show that even through destruction can emerge good; while in the Odyssey it is used to represent underlying doom and that no matter the situation, we are all doomed. Same archetypes, however they hold different meanings and represent different things.

One of the best ways to identify the true nature of a character in a story is by their archetype. Once an archetype is identified for a character, it gives readers an idea of what actions they might take throughout a book. Mary Shelly's Frankenstein is no exception to this, exemplifying two specific archetypes. Frankenstein exemplifies the archetypes of creator and monster, which add conflict to the characters.

Cormac McCarthy adapts and changes traditional archetypes in his novel, “The Road” to support the theme of extreme skepticism interfering with basic everyday things, such as moving on from the past. McCarthy uses archetypes such as “The Innocent One”, “Good versus Bad”, “The Journey”, and “The Philosopher” to display to his audience the idea that these archetypes contribute to one of the woes of postmodernism -- extreme skepticism.

Every day we see people avoiding others, and caring less about the things that matter. Guy Montag and his wife, as well as most other people in Fahrenheit 451 display these traits, and seem to act like their life has no purpose. If we continue to stray farther from social interaction and continue to rely more and more on technology, we will live in a future much like the one Bradbury predicts. In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury shows us a frightening future through the way he creates the characters and the way they act. These include a lack of compassion and social interaction. The effect these traits have on the society are devastating in today’s standards.

In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury introduces Montag as a fireman who enjoys burning books. Bradbury started off with”It was a pleasure to burn” showing what Montag thinks about burning books. Montag liked the way when “books went up in sparkling whirls and blew away on a wind turned dark with burning”(Bradbury, 2). He like to see thing blackened and changed like a destruction. Montag started to change throughout many challenges that he had to face and he also started to get a different view on fire on his adventure. At the end, Montag no longer thought it was a pleasure to burn as, books and Clarisse and Faber had changed him entirely. Montag realize that books was actually really good and there can be so much things to learn about from

Archetypes are a recurring actions or attributes that represent definitive events in a person's life or a specific character. They are universal emblems in literature that correspond to various aspects of human, behavior, and culture. They are usually incorporated, by writers to symbolize relationships between divergent charterers, situations or symbolically natural opposites. They are a major factor in writing literature because they help shape a piece of literature. Archetypes are a major part they help illuminate the purpose of different characters and bonds between each other. The film Big is a classic film due to, the captivating idea of turning a boy into a man and the use of specific archetypes such as mentors, earth mother, star-crossed lovers and much more. It also is an excellent presentation of the archetypical cycle.

Imagine a world without any independent thought, action, controversy, real family, love, or true beauty. In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, his writing captures a glimpse of this world. The main character, Guy Montag is a local fireman. However, in this utopian society the firemen start the fires rather than putting them out by burning books to censor any controversial thoughts. His boss, Captain Beatty, is a very intelligent, intimidating man. Montag has a wife, Mildred, but they are nowhere near what today’s society would consider a married couple. Mildred and her friends, specifically Mrs. Bowles, have their own television “families” and they enjoy talking among other friends. Montag meets a rebellious young woman named Clarisse, who takes pride in not being what the society tells her to be. Each character has their own way of contributing to the many themes that form throughout the book. In this novel, the fear of differentially provides a strong foundation for the loss of self and intimacy, eventually leading to the complete destruction of the concept of family.

In the book, The Giver, Lois Lowry stated, “Our people made that choice, the choice to go to Sameness. Before my time, before the previous time, back and back and back. We relinquished color when we relinquished sunshine and did away with difference. We gained control of many things. But we had to let go of others.” In Guy Montag’s society, they had to give up many things to achieve sameness. The current society may not have sameness, but we do have many other things that Montag’s society does not. Throughout Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, it has become apparent of how their society contrasts from ours.

An archetypal character is a personality that often appears in a genre across films, in The Usual Suspects there are many archetypal characters. McManus is the trigger happy hothead of the quintet, hiding nothing from any authority figure, whether it be the cops or the underling of the most powerful hidden man in the world. His complete disregard of possible consequences when he pulls a gun on Redfoot makes him a sure candidate for the role of the Rebel. Keaton was the reluctant leader of the group the only one who knew what Verbal was capable of. Verbal often turned to him for help such as defending his idea for the taxi heist, surprisingly Keaton actually respected Verbal the most, answering his questions of Keyser Soze and choosing him to

My Character Analysis Essay is on overall character traits. The Character im doing it on is Astrid-she isn’t the main character-but she has quite a few character traits there are three main ones. The book i'm doing my essay on is Lies by Michael Grant. In the book everyone over the age of 15 disappears.