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    The science-fiction thriller “The Veldt”, by Ray Bradbury is about a family of four who live in a very futuristic house that makes their way of living much easier. George and Lydia Hadley own the house and are also the parents of ten-year-old Wendy and Peter - two kids who are a little too spoiled in this story. In the Hadley household there is a nursery where Wendy’s and Peter’s thoughts are brought to life by way of crystal walls. The Veldt can be understood better using psychological and Marxist

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    Undertale and Violence Undertale was an indie game released in 2015 by Toby Fox after a very successful Kickstarter project. Undertale is truly one of a kind, it acts as less of a game and more of an experience. Undertale takes inspiration of Role Playing Games (RPG) from all throughout the history of video games and has a unique mechanic that makes it the center of a lot of attention in the world of gaming. This game allows the player to complete the entire game without killing a single monster

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    Jungian Archetype

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    A Jungian Archetype is an image, pattern, or symbol that appears in dreams, mythology, and in fairytales. The twelve archetypes are The Innocent, The Orphan, The Warrior,The Caregiver, The Seeker, The Lover, The Destroyer, The Creator, The Ruler, The magician, The Sage, and The Fool or Jester. Lastly, these twelve archetypes, are evident in every story read so that a valuable purpose and moral can be learned from the writer to the reader. Learning about Jungian Archetypes, has allowed me to understand

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    point system in which he believes is common to all hero legends. Raglan was influenced by Ranks scoring system among other things as well. The hero scoring system both has weaknesses, and strengths just like most things in life. Some of the weaknesses are as follows, but not limited to, most of the hero ranks have to do with the birth of the heroes’ adolescent life, another criticism that I believe to be a weakness is the fact that the higher a hero scores on the scale the more mythical they are. I

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    Conrad conveys exquisite literary knowledge. His use of archetypes allows the reader to connect the novella to the mythological lens. The mythological lens focuses on characters, how they react to different situations as well as each other, the connection to greek mythology, and several types of archetypes. Through analysis of the archetypes and symbols in Heart of Darkness, the reader can analyze Marlow’s journey to and visit in Africa. An archetype is “a typical character, an action, or a situation

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    Taking the Safe Route: The Path in Literature Archetypes are old symbols that have become so common in stories that readers instantly recognize them when they appear. These symbols show up in many types of literature and help readers identify what role that archetype will play. One of many archetypes seen in works of literature is a path that a character comes across during the plot. This path provides a safe road or choice in the story that helps readers get to their ultimate destination. The path

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    Archetypal within The Wars Archetypal is known as recurring patterns in literature, provided in Timothy Findley’s novel The Wars. Timothy Findley was born in 1930, he was a phenomenal writer, and was a Canadian novelist and playwright The content exhibits the war that has been continuing for a considerable length of time, leaving a scar in history that continues rehashing itself. Many individuals across the world are fighting for: freedom, religious beliefs and mostly for their children’s future

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    Archetypes There is not a person or character in any movie, television show, or text that does not belong to a certain archetype. An architype is an image, situation, or character type that recurs frequently and evokes a strong association in the reader. Shakespeare highlights a variety of different archetypes throughout various plays. In one of the widest spread and well-known plays written by William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, architypes are embraced throughout the play through characters

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    Archetypes In Room

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    it being pictures of real and Outside being totally real. Now I’m in Outside but it turns out lots of it isn’t real at all.” Room by Emma Donoghue uses archetypal characters to enhance the meaning in the texts throughout the novel. Emma used many archetypes and a few themes in this book which tolerates you to understand the text better. One of the major themes used in Room was light vs. dark. In this novel light meant safety which was during the daytime and dark meant danger which was during the

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    Dead Poets Archetypes

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    Do Dead Poets Use Archetypes Too? Directors use many different techniques when filming a movie. Unlike other forms of storytelling, movie directors have completely control of what the viewer sees. An author picks words to describe what they see, but most words have multiple meanings. This can lead to confusion about many scenes in numerous books. Stage directors can pick the set, the costumes, and the actors, but what an audience member sees is still up to the work of others. Also, no two shows are

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