Short Story Of Archetype

Another aspect of The Odd Couple that is never completely resolved but can be highly interpreted is that the two main characters change their personalities throughout the show, and become less of their archetypes. The two men start as rather polar opposites, with Felix being feminine and scar being masculine. By the end of the play, the characters are no longer so far away from the center

In Homers epic poem “The Odyssey” there are many archetypes, many of which were the origin of the archetype. An archetype is a character type, place, or symbol, every culture shares. In “The Odyssey” Homer uses archetypes to evoke meaning to the story. Some examples of archetypes in “The Odyssey” are the temptress, and the father-son conflict.

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

From the Richard Mayhew’s humble beginnings in the ordinary world to his adventure that takes place in London Below Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman, fits into the Hero’s Journey archetype. Although there are many factors that show correlation between Neverwhere and the Hero’s Journey archetype, the major factors include the contrast between the ordinary and special worlds, the call to adventure, and the ordeal.

Louise Erdrich’s The Round House, utilizes two archetypes: redemptive sacrifice and innocence. A reoccurring theme in the novel is justice. Erdrich’s incorporation of archetypes and the theme of justice help readers sympathize with the narrator and justify the final act of revenge.

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.

Disney’s Hercules depicts the classic mythical tale of the infamous demi god. Evil Hades, Hercules grows up on Earth but has godly strength from which he doesn't know originates. When he discovers his immortal heritage, Zeus calls him to return to Mount Olympus to become the champion he is destined to be. Eventually, Hercules evolves to be a famous hero with the help of Pegasus and Phil the satyr. Through his journey he takes on mythical monsters, Titans, and Hades. In the end it is his sacrifice that make him a true hero.

Archetypes Explored by Huxley All books carry a type of defiant structure weather that is a place, a character, or lesson. In the dystopian novel by Aldous Huxley called Brave New World, Huxley explores many recurring symbols yet two main distinctive archetypes stood out. The symbol archetype of color and character archetype of the outcast drive the plot of the book. Colors symbolize different meanings such as black representing death or green representing hope.

George Milton, a character from Of Mice and Men, is an example of a father archetype. A father archetype is a person often of particular power or influence who serves as an emotional substitute for a parent. The character George Milton is a father figure to Lennie Small. What makes George a father figure and, howis his relationship with Lennie? George takes care of Lennie like a father would. He makes important decisions regarding Lennie and what's good for him. He also tries his best to keep Lennie out of trouble. George and Lennie's relationship is a very close one and they care for each other a lot.

In Of Mice and Men it says “Lennie, who had been watching, imitated George exactly. He pushed himself back, drew up his knees, embraced them, looked over to George to see whether he had it just right. He pulled his hat down a little more over his eyes, the way George's hat was.” (John Steinbeck, 10). Significantly in this text how Lennie is vulnerable and often follows George’ lead. I was reading Of Mice and Men, and realized how this text can contain multiple damsel in distress archetypes. I then started looking at more literary texts and some informational texts. I could tell that the damsel in distress archetype is common in many texts.The fact that mental illness is hinted at in one of the characters

George Lucas’ Star Wars “A New Hope” is an award winning film that graced the silver screen in 1977. Star Wars: A New Hope (New Hope) conforms to Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey. “George Lucas was an avid admirer of Joseph Campbell’s writings, and used them as a direct reference in his creation of Star Wars.” There is also a great deal of the Jungian framework that presents itself in a New Hope. A good number of archetypes are present in the film.

Lennie Small: American Dreamer Archetype Lennie Small is a dreamer with many wishes throughout his life. He is a character from Of Mice and Men and can be seen as an American Dreamer archetype. An American Dreamer archetype is someone who wants to live the best and full life as a citizen of the United States of America. They can be known as a wish maker which Lennie can be known as.

Many archetypes are present in Of Mice and Men, however, none of them are as prevalent as Curley’s archetype being the villain. Curley takes being a villain back to the basics, no fancy weapons of mass destruction, just being a problem to everyone on the ranch. Curley has a power above all of the other workers on the farm by being the son of the boss, thus exempting him from any and all punishment. Curley wouldn’t be too bad if it wasn’t for the fact that he always wants to pick a fight, this leads to him getting himself hurt and nearly getting Lennie and George fired. Curley’s power above everyone, bad attitude, and suspicion towards his wife are the reason that he fits the villain archetype.

Most if not all books have an example of good vs evil archetype and this book is no exception. In the book Of Mice And Men George and lenny face Curly which is the mean man on the ranch and is looking to start a fight with Lennie. For example on the first day of George and Lennie's arrival Curly tries to start a fight with Lennie because he feels he has to prove himself by picking fights with other people. Unfortunately for Lennie Curley sees that Lennie is a vulnerable target due to his gentle nature and threatens to fight Lennie to prove his power and make himself feel and look big. Like in many other books the good overcomes the evil. An example of this is when Lennie crushes Curley's hand when Curly tries to fight Lennie. In conclusion

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