The Perfect Archetype

Everyone is the same, but everyone wants to be themselves. Throughout “Anthem” everyone in the city were taught to never put themselves before each other. The novel demonstrates this idea of individuality and collectivism through various archetypes. The three archetypes I found were Equality being a loner, Equality going on a journey, and everyone wearing white.

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.

All African-Americans have been portrayed in stereotypical roles since their arrival into American society for the entertainment and amusement of others. Many people find it difficult to appreciate the diversity of the African American women. So instead of trying to do this, they create identities based on negative stereotypes. There are several negative stereotypes associated with the African American woman. The Mammy archetype is the one chosen to be analyzed in this essay. Collins described the mammy as “-the faithful, obedient domestic servant. Created to justify the economic exploitation of house slaves and sustained to explain Black women’s long-standing restriction to domestic service…” (72) She is commonly seen trying to soothe

In Thomas C. Foster’s “How to Read Literature like a Professor”, myth and archetype are thoroughly discussed and analyzed. Some of these themes are exemplified in Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s work, The Yellow Wallpaper, in which a nameless narrator experiences her own personal hell, driven into madness by her improper psychiatric treatment. Gilman’s text is not only a story of a woman who is essentially driven into the underground, but also a criticism of society’s view of women and mental illness. She describes the narrator’s descent as a journey, through the use of symbolism and her treatment as a mentally ill woman.

In Warcross there are a lot of characters and ways they fill their archetypes. But there is also ways they don't fill their archetypes. In this chapter I will tell you ways characters fill their archetypes and ways they don't.

The word “use” is often thought of as negative when referring to friends, family and acquaintances. Yet, it is only by using one another to advance and improve, that humankind will progress. The well written novel, Fifth Business, touches on the topic of using those around to achieve a better self. Robertson Davies makes an effort to use archetypes with the purpose of highlighting humans constantly use the people around them to discover themselves. In the novel it is with the use of the archetypal characters Mary Dempster, Mrs. Ramsey and Boy Staunton; which Dustan, the main character and narrator, found out more about himself and who he he is and who he wants to be.

Fifth Business by Robertson Davies explores the theme of Psychology through several characters. Each character has a certain archetype which will affect how they think, showing different psychological effects. Specifically, the archetypes mentioned are the introverted, the confidant, the egotist, and the saint. These four archetypes respectively correlate to being the side character, the secret keeper, the self-absorbed brat, or the painfully charitable woman. Davies attempts to explore the relation between an archetype and the psychology behind it.

Avatar Archetypes Archetypes, what are they? Archetypes are recurrent symbols or motifs in literature, art, or mythology. In the 2009 movie, Avatar, directed by James Cameron, several different archetypes can be found that help move the plot along. Avatar begins with a man named Jake Sully, who takes over his deceased brother’s science mission on a faraway planet known as Pandora.

What Does It Take to Be a Hero? Heroes are often portrayed as crime fighters or saviors. However, anyone who shows courage, selflessness, and virtues qualify for the hero archetype. Steven Spielberg’s 1982 film E.T. the Extra Terrestrial narrates the Taylor family's efforts to illegally house an alien long enough to escort E.T. to its Mothership for a return to the species’ planet without seeking attention from scientists or police.

1. The River – Almost any source of water will focus on the importance of life. Without water there is no life. A journey on or down a river is often a metaphor for life’s journey or a character’s journey, especially if the river is shown as a road or means of travel – pulling or pushing a character through changes. (Twain’s Huck Finn) Rivers can also be a metaphor for the passage of time (Big Fish) or the stages of a human life (creek, roaring river, sea; or the crossing of the river Styx in Greek myths). Since rivers are often used as political borders or boundaries, crossing one may be seen as a “passing over” or a decision that cannot be taken back. In Africa, and thus African literature, rivers are the

The ancient archetype of “The Holy Fool” has existed for centuries, depicting an individual who acts in impractical or foolish ways for the sake of religious devotion. Spanning literature from various religions over several centuries, this archetype has found an unusual home in the 1979 Western parody, The Frisco Kid. The protagonist Avram, a Polish rabbi tasked with leading a Jewish community over 6,000 miles away in San Francisco, plays the role of the “Holy Fool,” continually acting in a manner consistent with irrationality due to his lack of knowledge of American cultural norms. As he journeys across America from Philadelphia to San Francisco, he continually finds himself in trouble with thieves, the law, and Native Americans, yet

Peter Jackson conveys the ways that calamity molds a character’s human condition and their overall identity in his screenplay, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. The presence of this was conveyed as Boromir attempted to pillage the ring from Frodo, Frodo’s emotional status after the apparent “death” of Gandalf, and how Frodo reacts to his inheritance of the ring. These moments subjectify the ways a character can develop and adapt due to the circumstances that the occur. In the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Frodo is the most dynamic character, as there are many instances when Frodo is put up against instances of affliction and must acclimate himself according to the situation at hand.

In my point of view, the boy was not prepared for his adventure to unknown. Even though he was shepherd who traveled everywhere near his hometown, he did not encounter any city where they speak deferent language or a new culture. One reason supporting my idea, he went to a new continent that he does not know anything about it even what language they speak. In the other hand, the boy learned a lot from his mistakes so he did not give up and continued his journey, “I am an adventurer, looking for treasure”(42) the boy said to himself. He started working to gain some money for his journey to Egypt. After that, he went to caravan where people are grouping for a trip to Egypt. That means the boy felt that he is ready to explore the unknown although

Is an anti-hero really a bad guy or is the hero or heroine really a good guy but doing good deeds his or her way? Anti-heroes sometimes do good deeds because they are heroes right? Some of them are true heroes while others have a more destructive or violent ways to get the job done, no matter what kind of damage they have done to the community which makes them more of a villain. They are mostly heroes with a more violent way to get things done, but some of them are more villainous then the other. The anti-hero is a common character archetype for the antagonist that has been around since the comedies and tragedies of Greek theater. Unlike the traditional hero who is morally upright and steadfast, the anti-hero usually has a flawed moral character.

The style of this piece is very delightful. I really enjoy how Horowitz crescendos and slightly retards to the peak of the contour to make the piece more prominent. Then, does the opposite going down, slightly accelerates and decrescendos. Throughout this piece he is always playing with the tempo to bring out the emotion. This piece uses the same motive going into a different section to build another phrase. For the ending, he uses a Perfect Authentic Cadence (PAC) to finish his performance.