Mythological archetypes

importantly, how does the explorer archetype fuel our human nature? The explorer archetype is shown in many films. In most of the stories, the explorer archetype has helped the character to achieve something or help them survive. It has come to show without this archetype, in some movies, the character would not be able to survive or achieve the ultimate goal. Human nature plays into the explorer archetype. Human nature fuels it. In my opinion, the explorer archetype would not be a thing without human

Instead of her father, Antigone attempts to fix her uncle Creon’s evil mistake of deciding to only bury Etonicles. All in all the character Antigone, although female, fits the multiple characteristics that are commonly known to coincide with the hero archetype. In the culture present within this play, it is a common belief that a deceased citizen’s burial will affect their afterlife. Once Antigone heard that Polynices would not be buried she began to worry. She believed that if he wasn 't buried properly

experienced heartbreak, allowing them to relate to the deep sadness Tita felt, as Nacha and Tita “wept until there were no more tears in Tita’s eyes”. (30) The word choice and magical elements Esquivel uses helps readers to understand and relate to the archetype of tears and sadness. Through the use of tears in Like Water for Chocolate, magical realism shows readers how experiences are felt universally. Envy and jealousy are a person 's desire to have a trait, ability, status, or situation that another person

“I’m Working on My Charm” by Dorothy Allison “I’m Working on My Charm” written by Dorothy Allison is a story of a southern girl at a party consisting of Yankees. It brings her back to the time when she was sixteen and working at a counter with her mother. Her mother had taught her the tricks of being a well-tipped waitress while serving to a variety of customers. The waitresses each played a game where they would guess the tip their customer would give before ordering. Yankees were the most difficult

characters and patterns.  Carl Jung theorized that we are born with innate tendencies to perceive things a certain way:  "a kind of readiness to reproduce over and over again the same or similar mythical ideas . . ."1.  These repeated ideas are archetypes.  The basic legend of The Phantom takes place in 19th century Paris, and is that of a young and talented, but untrained singer named Christine.  Erik, the Phantom, is a disfigured genius of many fields, including music, architecture, magic, and

appears to perfectly fit the idea of a “hero” archetype, and therefore could potentially embark on a “hero’s journey,” getting involved in a story that has a classic plotline of events that has been spun time and time again. In this passage, Melville positions Billy Budd is some kind of prophet, setting up the rest of the novel to appear as a “journey of the hero” type of story. Melville relies heavily on diction to set up Budd’s character archetype. The words Melville uses throughout the passage

An archetype is a “character, an action, or a situation that seems to represent universal patterns of human nature” such as Hercules going on a hero’s journey to conquer the evil villians and achieve a “god-like” status (Archetype). The journey and challenges he faces lead him into a heroic ending and saving a damsel in distress. Similarly, in The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, the characters face a journey of self discovery through varying archetypes. Jack Worthing is a dreamer, Cecily

Reports show that Latinos are the most underrepresented ethnic group in film affected by stereotypical issues shown via pictures in our heads and through watching. I concur with this information as stereotype starts from a personal level, which is definite through meditation, this does not include all the negative traits portrayed by the out-group. Although we have some general stereotypical agreements within in-groups that cannot change. This stereotyping is evident in a case where a foreigner defines

You can never seem to know what’s going on in another one’s life, until you put yourself in their shoes. Therefore, to judge, is simply ignorance. “Cathedral,” by Raymond Carver is a story that depicts the process of transforming an individual from an unfamiliar, ignorant being into an educated soul. According to Joseph Campbell’s definition, the narrator in “Cathedral,” can be seen as an anti-hero. He is an inglorious character who is particularly jealous and close-minded toward a blind man. Despite

To know the negative role that has a stereotype in society is necessary to understand its meaning and understand who created these stereotypes. The stereotype is a simplified and generalized view of the fact that on occasion have to be wrong and harmful to society. For companies using stereotypes is helpful because it uses their generalized characteristic to facilitate thought and communication trend. This is how companies contribute to create stereotypes or remain old stereotypes alive. for example