Tropes And Archetypes In Literature

Unfortunately, Vietnamese Americans make up only a small percent of the total American Population today. There are many stereotypes associated with the Vietnamese, but the truth is, we really know very little about their culture. After the Viet Nam War, many Vietnamese citizens immigrated to the United States to escape political Prosecution and poverty. Faced with a variety of obstacles and

How to Read Literature like a Professor, by Thomas C. Foster, is like painting a picture; with painting the first step is to paint inside the lines, but an advanced artist understands that a picture is made up of not just color, texture, and shapes, but also considers the purpose behind each stroke. Foster brings a different meaning to reading a book and draws attention to the author and his or her intention. While applying Fosters teaching's to Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist, the main character, Santiago's journey becomes more than a journey- it turns into a quest. Simple drinks and foods turn symbolic into acts of communion and while

On one hand, the author meant that “there’s no such thing as a wholly original work of literature,” because he described how authors are inspired by other pieces of writing as poems or even paintings to write their literary work. They shared similar themes, characters or even they can combine many of literary features into their own that is the reason why readers have to be attentive in asking themselves: “where have they seen that before?” (pg. 29) Is it true that in chapters 4, 5 and 6 Foster describes that literature is affected by intertextuality to a certain extent, for instance, when writers lay back by prominent figures as Shakespeare or the

In the skillful novel, "How To Read Literature Like A Professor" by Thomas C. Foster, there is neither a protagonist nor antagonist. As a whole, the novel gives insights on how to pick up signs of symbolism, irony, and many other hidden details that are buried within the words of literature. Foster refers to many classis novels by classic authors to demonstrate the use of logic in writing. The novel is extremely educational, leaving many insightful questions and interpretations to the reader's opinion.

     After discovering a God-given talent, a young boy struggles to achieve his only dream; to become the best there ever was. Baseball is all he has ever known, so he prevails through the temptations and situations laid before him by those out to destroy his career. His hopes and dreams outweigh all the temptations along his journey. These hopes, dreams, and temptations are depicted through archetypes in the movie The Natural.

Montag’s Awakening highlights the phases of fear and enlightenment Montag goes through towards the end of Fahrenheit 451 which reminds us of the similar change the prisoner in The Allegory of the Cave goes through.

The Vietnamese woman interviewed moved from Vietnam to the United States when she was thirty years old. She was raised by both parents and five brothers. Parents stayed in Vietnam. Extended family live in Southern California. She has three children and seven grandchildren. Family very important in culture.

Explain which Archetypes are represented by which characters in the novel. Write a paragraph on each of the 7 archetypes, explaining which character(s) represent the archetype (Remember that there might be more than one character representing each archetype, some characters might embody more than one archetype, and some archetypes might possibly be missing.)

Stephen Kings have many different books, but are still the same in several ways. Both of the main characters from The green mile and Quitter's INC. John and Morrison both have the hero archetype. Paul and Mrs. Morrison have the loyal companion archetype. Stephen king's books are different in ideas, but are the mostly the same in archetypes making the books really intriguing.

We have progressed a lot as a society. No longer are women stuck at home cooking and taking care of children. Now, more than ever, women have the same opportunities to achieve just as much men. There are no jobs that men do that women can’t. Women can vote, play

In the literary criticism How to Read Novels Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster, Foster underscores the notion of character’s desires. In the literary criticism of chapter fourteen of The Light on Daisy’s Dock, Foster says that not only is the novel is driven by character’s desires but also character’s desires are often associated with symbols and conflicts. These symbols and conflicts guide readers in a significant way which readers will understand the message the author is conveying in the novel. Therefore, Foster’s concept of character’s desires along with symbols is applied in “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” and “Sonny’s Blues.”

In the book how to Read Literature like a Professor the author explains and gives some examples of common archetypes and trends in literature. Another great book, the Hobbit is a great example of some of the common archetypes. There are many archetypes covered in this book but some of these archetypes stand out. Some examples of these archetypes are: the quest of the hero, the communion, and the hero.

Once there was a woman who told a story. However, she had more than just an entertaining tale to tell. She chose common images that everyone would understand, and she wrapped her story around them, and in this way she was able to teach the people . . .

Chapter 7- In this chapter I learned what literary canon was. I learned that it is a master of works that are usually studied in college.  Writers use elements from kiddie stories to shape their stories. Most  of the time this is too complex to put in a text. Foster also talked about how writers we know tend to take the basic fairytales and kiddie stories and add depth to them. We all know for example The Wizard of Oz was turned into Wicked. He also talked about how when reading these type of stories, we want the strangeness and  suspicion but at the same time, we also want to be familiar with the characters and know who they are. We want to be able to relate to the story in some kind of way. Our responses to a story are conditioned our encounters before with the original

Foster’s How to Read Literature Like A Professor, in the chapter, “Now Where Have I Seen This Before?” presents new ideas in literature do not exist and authors recycle material