Mythological archetypes

situations to try and meet Daisy again after he became rich. By creating massive parties, hoping she would just walk in. When that did not work, he used Nick to help him meet Daisy again. Baz Luhrmann uses The Great Gatsby to portray situational archetypes the non traditional way creating chaos and an anti hero of the movie. The archetypal theory was created by Carl Jung who was a student of Sigmund Freud. Jung used Freud’s early work and made it into his own just to create the archetypal theory

to fight in the Trojan War, but, because of his men’s stupidity, took him longer to get home then he was planning to.In this story, there are many archetypes and the three I will be talking about are; the hero archetype, the monster archetype, and the sidekick archetype. The first archetype I will be explaining is the hero archetype. The hero archetype is a character that shows hero characteristics. For example, a quote to help my statement is, “common perceptions of a hero include an individual

different archetypes that are still relevant in modern times. The legend of Odyssey has been passed down from poet to poet for five hundred years until finally Homer wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey down somewhere between eight hundred fifty and seven hundred fifty B.C. In Homer’s epic there are three archetypes that provide insights to Ancient Greek civilizations and their morals. These are the hero archetype, the monster or villain archetype, and the hero's journey archetype. Each archetype provides

Heroes still exist Throughout history, stories have been passed down from generation to generation of heroes that display incredible inspiring characteristics. From Greek mythology of Hercules, to bedtime stories of princes slaying dragons, the concept of heroes has captivated society. Heroes are shown to go on a journey and to be altruistic, courageous, tenacious and have integrity. Although the category of heroes is wide, three main ones exist that are portrayed in literature; archetypal heroes

An anti-hero can be defined as a character with a pivotal role in a story and possess traits contrasted with those of a traditional hero. While the traditional heroic character is brave, strong, and seems to have no flaws, anti-hero character can be clumsy, unsolicited foolish, is often the embodiment of ineptitude or bad luck and is an amalgamation of both good and evil. An anti-heroic character in a story can display a wide variety of traits while still fitting in the anti-hero role. Earnes and

A voice for the Unspoken The act of believing that women have always been equal to their male counterparts is certainly a bold statement to preach, especially since it is not true nor even relatively close on what it is truly like being a woman and what expectations and regulations are constantly being imposed on them by living in a patriarchal society. Much like in Jack and the Beanstalk by Joseph Jacobs. Jack's mother, a nameless woman who is either referred to as the "poor widow " or

a new direction when he discovers that his friends’ livelihoods are in danger. McCall’s natural instincts take over as he liberates the people of his community. His duty to protect the innocent and seek justice defines Robert McCall as a hero archetype. Robert is a courageous hero, who puts his own life at risk to defend the lives of the innocent. In numerous occasions, Robert resolves other individual’s issues within his community. He feels a sense of responsibility to help and protect others

staunchly against. Due to his beliefs against the war, Tim attempts to leave his home and move to Canada, eventually coming back to fight after a period of self-reflection. Through this figurative “journey”, the author uses the fundamental plot archetype of the journey from innocence to experience to demonstrate how adversity exposes the inherent human flaws in even the best people. Tim’s archetypal journey begins in his home in Minnesota, where his naivety and resultant innocence are easily apparent

Archetypes have persisted in literary works through the sands of time and continue to be applied in today’s literature. Throughout traditional and modern literature, the formulaic structure of myths and the use of archetypes has been utilized in a consistent manner. Although many would argue that the universal application of archetypes has been erratic and intermittent through time, the implementation of the major hero and mentor archetypes within the tale of King Arthur and The Odyssey, and the

Archetypes can be found in most literary work, especially in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight most characters or objects served to aid in the development of the hero by being either a situational, character, color, or a symbol archetype. The poem begins with a challenge being presented to the knights of the Round Table by the Green Knight. While seeing that no one else will accept the challenge, putting Camelot’s honor at stake, Gawain accepts and then realizes