The Rose Archetype

While many works of fiction portray love through a utopian perspective where true love is easy to achieve, the story of Cyrano follows a failed quest for intimacy, where Cyrano’s own tragic flaws stop him from achieving the romance he dreams of. It is these same tragic flaws that help to define Cyrano as a tragic hero in Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac, and it is these same flaws that eventually lead to Cyrano’s tragic fall. However, some of these flaws are also the admirable traits of the large-nosed hero’s character that also help to define him as hero. Due to this fact, Cyrano is able to gain respect from others, but never truly reaches his ultimate goal of having Roxane’s love. While Cyrano never truly experiences Roxane’s

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.

Juliet’s progressing affections and love towards Romeo plays a particularly large role in her development as a mature and independent, yet impulsive character. After the turn of events, in which the lives of two are taken, Romeo and Juliet spend the night together—their wedding night. Juliet’s desire for the night and her accompanied desire to “learn [how] to lose a winning match” do not only symbolize the loss of her innocence, but also the maturity that has evolved from her love for Romeo. The upcoming morning quickly sneaks up on these two lovers, and Romeo quickly realizes that he must flee from Juliet’s chamber before he is found and executed when he hears the song of the lark, a morning bird. Disregarding the fact that it would be dangerous, Juliet insists for Romeo to stay with her, at her attempt to convince him that it “was the nightingale, and not the lark, that pierced the fearful hollow of [his] ear” (III, v, 2-3). This immediate reaction is another example demonstrating Juliet’s impulsivity and how her love for Romeo has developed her, setting her free from her patient, reserved self. The emotions that Juliet possesses for Romeo has driven her completely mad and her feelings do not only showcase the thriving love she has towards him, but also her loyalty and devotion to their secret marriage.

Throughout the literary pieces, devices are utilized to express the theme: one method the authors do this is through symbolism. To exemplify, in Speak, Melinda, a depressed survivor of rape, must draw a tree for art class. Throughout the story she has trouble creating this tree until Ivy gives her advice. Ivy explains, “It’s fine the way it is, it just needs some leaves. Layer the leaves and make them slightly different sizes and it will look great”(Anderson 146). In this novel, the tree symbolizes Melinda’s life. The moment her piece of art falls apart represents the time Melinda loses all of her innocence. The point in which Ivy gives her confidence represents Melinda changing her perspective on her situation. Furthermore, the article “The Art of Resilience” explains the theme through symbolism as well. To demonstrate, the words used by the author can be interpreted in a way to show the theme. She says, “Resilient people do not walk between the raindrops: they have scars to show for their experience. They struggle but keep focusing anyway” (Marano). Being resilient not only means staying strong, but also overcoming a problem harmed, but not defeated. In reality, one must be able to face challenges in life and not be afraid of backing down. Both authors express their theme through symbolism in their stories. These quotations show how overcoming adversity can strengthen one in the end result.

In Nabokov’s 1955 novel, ‘Lolita’, the fictitious foreword, presented by the equally fictitious John Ray Jr., Ph.D., describes Humbert Humbert as a ‘shining example of moral leprosy’ (Nabokov 1955). However, throughout the novel, Humbert appears to manipulate numerous characters, most of all Dolores Haze and her infatuated mother through his alluring good looks and his sophisticated British manner. Similarly, in Wilde’s 1890 novel, ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’, Dorian, also a hideously immoral main character, successfully disguises the true horror of his sins and uses his youthful charm to continue with his upper-class life of excess and perversion. Thus, both characters possess a comparable ‘dark side’, a side which is concealed to

An archetype is a “character, an action, or a situation that seems to represent universal patterns of human nature” such as Hercules going on a hero’s journey to conquer the evil villians and achieve a “god-like” status (Archetype). The journey and challenges he faces lead him into a heroic ending and saving a damsel in distress. Similarly, in The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, the characters face a journey of self discovery through varying archetypes. Jack Worthing is a dreamer, Cecily and Gwendolen struggle to play the innocent child role, and Ernest is prince charming. The archetypes portrayed in The Importance of Being Earnest epitomize a journey with self discovery and a resolution worth defending.

In the short story “Marigolds”, Eugenia Collier uses character development of the protagonist and mood to help the reader better understand that happiness doesn’t come from destroying one’s attempt at making beauty.

Women have been the victim of unfair stereotypes and placed at different standards than men since the beginning of time. The Ruined Maid by Thomas Hardy and One Perfect Rose by Dorothy Parker take an in depth look at how women are viewed by the opposite gender. Although they take a different approach and have contrasting poetry styles, the theme that is portrayed is prominent for both. Hardy’s poem portrays a woman living in the Victorian Era where the norm was to be married and faithful. The character ‘Melia lives in an individualistic way and is not only unmarried, but has participated in sexual activities before marriage. With this liveliness comes riches and prosperity, but also social backlash. One Perfect Rose tells the story of a woman who receives a rose as a gift from her love interest. The unnamed persona is displeased with this rose because it is typical and thoughtless. The classic gift that men give to women is a rose, which is looked at as a romantic gesture. This poem’s purpose is to show the audience that not every girl’s dream gift is a “perfect rose.” The Ruined Maid by Thomas Hardy and One Perfect Rose by Dorothy Parker explore how two women break away from typical stereotypes and long for a more unconventional way of life.

Chapter 16: Sex can be symbolized through many means or archetypes. This occurs as many authors use common archetypes representing the mechanics involving intercourse. An active reader will be able to identify these symbols and decipher the truth in what is occurring in the novel or story.

An archetype is a recurrent symbol or motif in literature. There are situational archetypes and character archetypes. I am going to be talking about the situational archetype Quest and the character archetype the Initiate. The Initiate is the underdog of the story, the hero that has to go through a little training. The Quest is a search for someone or something. Author Ingrid Law uses these two archetypes in the novel Savvy.

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The traditions of storytelling have long been used as a means to impart wisdom and life lessons to others. One of the most effective ways in which this is done is through the use of archetypes. While it is possible to look at these images in a general way, one may also focus an analysis on a single tale. In this way it is possible to explore the particular images used and their significance in a given situation, (often a coming of age rite of

The poem “The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock” by T.S Eliot is one extended metaphor depicting the trials the character must go through in his attempt to achieve his quest for the ideal. In this case, the ideal is the world inhabited by the ladies he wants to talk to. The perils the character, Prufrock, has to contend with are low self-esteem and his fear of rejection. The poet illustrates his character’s low self-esteem with the image that Prufrock paints of himself as a man “With a bald spot in the middle of my hair” (39). Prufrock’s poor self-image is also evident in his

Archetypes are used in literature to portray a certain meaning, that helps create a better and more meaningful story. The archetypes used can be embedded in the characters, symbols, or even rituals involved in a story. These archetypes can help give deeper meaning to the story by giving a underlying reference to concepts that are used over and over again in literature throughout history. When an author uses an archetype in his or her writing, they link it to many other stories that use that same archetype. Some do this for a reason, to give an underlying meaning, to symbolized something of importance, or even just to make their story more interesting. Many readers may not notice the underlying archetype, but sometimes the author uses them because he or she knows that the reader will.