Archetype Essay

to go far for the thing that he desires most. Following his omens and his personal legend is what brought him to where he would end up. But the path he takes to get there is memorable. From the Archetypal Criticism perspective, the hero’s journey archetypes are used in The Alchemist to encourage people to follow their personal legends so they can become better and nourish the soul of the world. Santiago is a shepherd who moves to many places to sell his sheep wool for money. One day he arrives at a

An archetypal character is a personality that often appears in a genre across films, in The Usual Suspects there are many archetypal characters. McManus is the trigger happy hothead of the quintet, hiding nothing from any authority figure, whether it be the cops or the underling of the most powerful hidden man in the world. His complete disregard of possible consequences when he pulls a gun on Redfoot makes him a sure candidate for the role of the Rebel. Keaton was the reluctant leader of the group

Stories of Camelot’s mighty warriors and the resulting Arthurian legends continue to be timeless as they are still told, centuries later. Many other tales have been lost in the passing of time, but these remain because they contain archetypes that are applicable to any and all people throughout the ages. They show their audience what it is like to struggle with temptation, love, and morals; not at all unlike the troubles people encounter today. But as time goes on, the perspective that these stories

between them, they were inseparable, their mothers are best friends and they wonder why they don’t talk to each other anymore. This novel is from Autumn's point of view, and how it takes time to learn about relationships. Autumn portrays the character archetype of ‘the lover’. I believe she fits in the innocent type because she was a girl with mom and dad issues, but she would always try to be passionate and still show love. Autumn feels like she doesn’t fit in half of the time, but she has a unique style

difficult tasks. They place themselves in mortal danger in order to bring back knowledge and treasure for themselves and their societies. Their stories follow what premier mythologist, Joseph Campbell calls the “Hero's Journey”. The Hero’s Journey archetype is the typical sequence of events any hero will go through in order to become who he or she is. As verbally stated by Campbell, a hero’s journey will always start with the departure, develop into the initiation and end with the return. Homer's The

The author Vogler writes about the monomyth of how a hero’s journey is a pattern of universal paths and that it can also be manifested in our personal life journey. In Vogler’s interpretation, he describes eight archetypes and there are twelve stages a hero encompasses. In the book Gilgamesh the protagonist plays the role of both hero and villain. The book introduces Gilgamesh, the almighty King of Uruk created two-thirds divine and one-third human. He is described as an undefeatable ruthless warrior

In Homer’s portrayal of Greek society, there is a wide range of Circe is a prime example of the seductress archetype. When the men arrive onto her island they are drawn to her house not only because of the smoke from the fire, but her allure. She is described as having a “Beguiling voice, while on her loom she wove ambrosial fabric sheer and bright,” (Book X, line 244). Her allure and witchcraft allows her to draw in men and turn them to animals to keep. Women are often seen as witches in Greek

reoccurring archetypes within human myth, religion, and folklore. They work together to epitomize one of Jung’s Cores of Personality: the Principle of Opposites. The

6. Pages 18-20 and Pages 22-23 – Shark monologue – According to Jung, which archetypes are present in these monologues? How are these “emotional symbols” affecting Tracy’s relationship with Ben, and how have they affected her previous relationships? Jung’s Analytic Psychology Carl Jung studied under Freud, but rather than continuing Freud’s work, Jung took a path of his own and created his own theories. In comparison to Freud’s unconscious, preconscious, and conscious, Jung theorized the conscious

geographically separate cultures. Jung defined the “contents and modes of behavior” that continually reoccur in myths as archetypes (Jung 20). He so extensively used myths to provide evidence for his theory that Jung referred to mythology as the “textbook of the archetypes” (Walker 17). Specific archetypes repeat in mythological stories. For example, I have found Jung’s archetype of "wise old man" in many figures like Gandalf and Dumbledore in Lord of the Rings and