Winnie The Pooh Archetype

The Pigman is a deep story with special characters. One of those characters is Lorraine Jensen, a smart girl who lives with her single mom. She is a responsible and caring girl, and a perfect example of the 40 Developmental Assets. These 40 Assets, created in 1990 by Search Institute, are fundamental to the growth of adolescents into mature adults. Each character in The Pigman has some of these Assets and lacks others. Lorraine may not have all of the Assets needed to be perfect, but she has an amazing character. She has Integrity and positive Other Adult Relationships, but she does not have Positive Peer Influence, which could greatly impact her future.

During the Departure stage of the archetype, the author introduces the conflict the hero must overcome in order to learn his lesson. The hero is first introduced to the problem in the Call to Adventure. To illustrate, Mr. Connell expresses the moment Rainsford starts to realize the sinister happenings on the island, as General Zaroff explains that “Every day I hunt, and I never grow bored now, for I have a quarry with which I can match my wits”(7). This portion of the archetype adds information about the hero and the setting to the exposition of the plot, which helps the reader understand what problem the hero has to fix. The conflict of the story is introduced in the Call to Adventure as General Zaroff describes what exactly he hunts: humans, the only animals that can reason for

Throughout the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou, classic storytelling through archetypes is reworked into a more modern time in order to create the unique gem that it is. Archetypes are a general persona of a character that is repeated many times through films and literature, they define the character and give meaning to their roles. Archetypes have been used ever since stories were made, from the Odyssey to even Percy Jackson. Archetypes tend to set the stage for the story, and get revealed throughout the story adding more life and energy to it. Three examples of archetypes expressed very well through characters in the movie are the hero, the alter ego, and the temptress.

In How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Thomas Foster presents a guide to help readers further understand the novels they read. In chapter one, he claims that every trip is a quest, and every quest has five main components. Each journey consists of a “quester”, or a journeying character that lacks self-knowledge. This character has a desired destination and a stated purpose of going there. Throughout this journey, the character experiences challenges and obstacles, eventually learning something new about him or her self. Thus, we learn that a simple trip has a deeper meaning and purpose.

Robin fits this hero's journey because he goes through the ordinary world and Tests, Allies,

Christians often use the teachings of Jesus Christ as source of guidance. In the 20th century dystopian novels Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the authors use archetypes in reference to the protagonists and their societies, to warn against the dangers of self indulgence.

In our society, people are often cruel to one another in the want for personal gain, but this is restrained to mere social interactions and online in our industrial world. However, when we are separated from civilized society and the pressures that it places upon us, we are quick to turn to savage, cruel behavior to survive. Golding understood this idea, that we are only civilized when others are watching, and showed the possibility for even the purest to become affected by societal pressures in his novel, the Lord of the Flies. In order to show the role of cruelty in shaping the novel Lord of the Flies, Golding uses character archetypes, the idea of cosmic irony, and extended symbolism to highlight the inherent flaws of human nature and the potential for even the purest individuals to turn to cruel ways due to societal pressures.

Christopher McCandless, also known as Alexander Supertramp, was brave and adventurous. Chris was not an outcast, or an incompetent person. He was an elaborate man, who risked a lot to walk Into The Wild. He achieved serenity, and accomplished his goals. His expedition proved fatal, but purposeful.

Ta-Nehisi Coates had one clear purpose in writing this novel, Between the World and Me: to teach his son what it means to be a black man. He shows him the fear that young black men feel, the history of slavery and black oppression, as well as his own personal experiences with being influenced by Malcolm X. He also shares with him the joy he feels about getting an education and learning of more ways to be black. He also shared with him the story of Prince Jones’ murder and how his mother’s pride in her son after his death was so important. In this novel, Coates uses the archetype of the journey and the teacher to further his message and bring life to his work.

“Winnie-the-Pooh” by A.A Milne presents its readers with a multitude of archetypes. One such archetype is Owl, who perhaps would be considered the smartest resident of One Hundred Acre Wood. In most fictional stories, the Owl is considered to be an knowledgeable character and such is the case in the adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh. Owl displays signs of intelligence when he is often asked to spell different words or asked for advice by our fellow characters. However, it is important to note that his intelligence is also his weakness as it often comes under question. His inability to actually spell and read correctly often indicates signs of his flawed intelligence and sign of dyslexia. At times, owl tends to be absent-minded, often ignoring

Eeyore, a male donkey, is a character from one of my favorite children’s books called Winnie-the-Pooh, created by a man named A.A. Milne. Eeyore is characterized by his sad, negative gestures and gloomy appearance. He is grey and has a tale with a pink bow on the end that is connected by a drawing pin. He has poor opinions and thinks he is mostly wrong, he never seems to smile, and also expects bad things to happen to him. Eeyore lives in a forest called Hundred Acre Wood along with his other animal friends; Pooh Bear, Piglet, Rabbit, Tigger, Owl, Kanga, and Roo. Christopher Robin is the little boy that can talk to all of these animals. A.A. Milne created these characters based on his son, Christopher Robin Milne, stuffed toys.

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

Adventure stories focus on plot development over character development, steering away from existential writings to concentrate on pure action. Gelder (2004) explains “Characters are developed only in so far as the service the story and ‘realize the sense of danger’”. The explicit action in Tarzan of the Apes describing the constant struggle of surviving the

Dangerous adventures can often turn a fearful young boy into a fearless young man which is shown in Treasure Island as Jim becomes a brave sailor of the seas. “It was on seeing that boy that I understood, for the first time, my situation. I had thought up to that moment of the adventures before me, not at all of the home that I was leaving; and now, at sight of this clumsy stranger, who was to stay here in my place beside my mother, I had my first attack of tears. I am afraid I led that boy a dog 's life, for as he was new

Whether it was a journey across thousands of miles of land in, Santiago’s case, or whether it be a journey that stayed within one city, in Christopher’s case, both characters discovered things about themselves that they had never known or never would have known if it wasn’t without the journey. Through Santiago’s journey he was able to learn the powers of hard work and fulfilling his Personal Legend. Christopher was able to find new senses of self confidence and independence through his journey. Both novels, The Alchemist and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, could be summed up as journeys of self discovery for the