Jungian psychology

Do any of the characters in your book remind you of any archetypal characters (e.g., the Great Mother, the Mentor, the Trickster, the Hero)? Rex Walls (Jeannette’s dad) reminds me of the trickster. This archetypal character likes to live in the moment, and Rex definitely shows this in the book (Soulcraft). Rex is referred to as an alcoholic, and he sure is portrayed as one. Drinking alcohol is his way of escaping all his responsibilities/worries, and to just do as he pleases. The fact that he is

In The Hobbit, most of the characters follow a certain role. These roles are called archetypes. An archetype is a typical example of a noun, and they are used to describe characters when they perform certain tasks that make them fit into a specific role. Archetypes play a big part in The Hobbit, and really help to enhance the story. Some of the most crucial characters in The Hobbit are archetypes, such as Bilbo, Gandalf, and Smaug. Bilbo is the hero of the story, Gandalf the mentor, and Smaug the

An archetype is a recurrent symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology. Everyone has archetypes, some being stronger than others. Archetypes help define who you are on the inside and how others see you. I believe that my strongest archetypes are the innocent, the lover, and the fool. One of my strongest archetypes is the fool. The fool is described as, “to enjoy the process of our lives…The goal of the fool is just to enjoy life as it is” (Jonas, 6). I always try to put a smile on my friends

Oedipus as Scapegoat in Oedipus the King        The great psychologist-philosopher Carl Jung was briefly a student of Freud. Because Jung felt that Freud's approach to psychoanalysis was by far too narrow, he broke off from his teachings, and made significant contributions to mythological criticism. Jung's greatest contribution was his theory of archetypes. His proposal of archetypes argues that there is one original pattern or model of all things of the same type. According to Jung, beneath

Archetypal criticism follows a basic rule of categorizing or relating any work of literature into a set framework. It works from a subjective basis, it is used to determine and grasp the ideas of universal truths messages through literary work. The universal truths and messages are determined by identifying patterns like character types, storylines, settings, symbols. The Road by Cormac McCarthy is a novel that accurately exemplifies the principles of archetypal criticism. This narrative account

William Shakespeare 's, Hamlet, written in the seventeenth century and first performed in 1602, is still a complex and intriguing play that encompasses many Jungian archetypes in relation to the setting and characters. This play was approximately four centuries old before Shakespeare reworked it for the stage. Hamlet is based on events involving the death of the King of Denmark according to the Norse legends. This paper deals with a small portion of the entirety of the events in Hamlet. Scholars

Jung and the Archetypes: “The Enemy Within” “Whoever the hero may be, he or she journeys for us, carries us metaphorically into our darker side, […] where the monsters inside of us take on terrifyingly real forms, where our deepest wishes sometimes are fulfilled.” (Leeming 203, 204). I’ve always been drawn to hero quests. One of my favorites is Star Trek, though it isn’t a typical hero quest. The stories of each incarnation of Star Trek are thought provoking explorations of the human psyche on both

Carl Jung has been credited for being a very well-known psychologist. Jung came up with the idea of the collective unconscious which eventually helped him come up with the idea of archetypes. Archetypes can be used to place characters into molds that make them easily identified. In the novel, Just Friends by Billy Taylor, the molds of the characters are clear but with some differences. By looking at the work of Carl Jung, the molds that these characters and how they are different are easily noticeable

The shadow hunter that killed more demons than anyone his age group is named Jace Wayland born in Idris. His biological father took him and fled Idris giving him to another shadow hunter. He gets his last name from a man who he thinks is his father, but really wasn’t. Jace Wayland out of anger from Michael Wayland’s death goes after downworlders. Michael Wayland his father was murdered by downworlders. Jace is an archetypal hero for one main reason; protecting the ones who need it. Jace

Mythology is created among beings and combines ancient wisdom with cautionary tales to improve people’s morals. A specific guideline for most myths is Jung and Campbell’s archetypes. Moana is a movie that provides its audience with beneficial lessons, but also portrays Maui as a trickster demigod. Although being shown as arrogant and selfish throughout the movie, Maui changes drastically; and completes the archetype sequence to deem himself a hero. Maui qualifies as a hero because he completed Campbell’s