ARCHETYPES. What is an Archetype? Archetype: an original model or pattern from which other later...

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What is an Archetype?What is an Archetype?


Archetype: an original model or pattern Archetype: an original model or pattern from which other later copies are created.from which other later copies are created.


Archetype: an original model or pattern Archetype: an original model or pattern from which other later copies are created.from which other later copies are created.

Especially a character, an action, or a Especially a character, an action, or a situationsituation

Characteristics of ArchetypesCharacteristics of Archetypes

They are not individual; they are the part They are not individual; they are the part we share with all humanity.we share with all humanity.

They are the inherited part of being human They are the inherited part of being human which connects us to our past and go which connects us to our past and go beyond our experience to a common beyond our experience to a common source.source.

They express themselves in forms.They express themselves in forms. They are universal.They are universal. They are recurrent. They are recurrent.

SITUATIONAL ARCHETYPESSITUATIONAL ARCHETYPES

The JourneyThe Journey The QuestThe Quest The TaskThe Task The InitiationThe Initiation The FallThe Fall

The JourneyThe Journey

Sends the hero in search Sends the hero in search for some truth or for some truth or information necessary to information necessary to restore the kingdom. restore the kingdom. Usually the hero Usually the hero descends into a real or descends into a real or psychological hell and is psychological hell and is forced to discover the forced to discover the darkest truths, quite often darkest truths, quite often concerning his own faults.concerning his own faults.


Think of a movie Think of a movie you’ve seen or a you’ve seen or a novel you’ve read that novel you’ve read that contains the contains the situational archetypesituational archetype of a of a journeyjourney..


BatmanBatman


BatmanBatman Leaves his place of Leaves his place of

luxury, descends into luxury, descends into a rougher world, and a rougher world, and learns combat skills learns combat skills etc then returns to etc then returns to Gotham to protect its Gotham to protect its people.people.


BatmanBatman Star WarsStar Wars


BatmanBatman Star WarsStar Wars Forrest GumpForrest Gump


BatmanBatman Star WarsStar Wars Forrest GumpForrest Gump The OdesseyThe Odessey

The QuestThe Quest

The hero’s ultimate The hero’s ultimate goal. When achieved, goal. When achieved, this will restore the this will restore the kingdom. kingdom.

The QuestThe Quest

Lord of the Rings Lord of the Rings

The QuestThe Quest

Destruction of the ring Destruction of the ring will save the world will save the world from evil. from evil.

The TaskThe Task

To save the kingdom, To save the kingdom, to win the fair lady, to to win the fair lady, to identify himself so identify himself so that he may resume that he may resume his rightful position. his rightful position. The hero must The hero must perform some nearly perform some nearly superhuman deed.superhuman deed.

The TaskThe Task

Star WarsStar Wars

The TaskThe Task

Can you think of Can you think of another movie that another movie that involves a nearly involves a nearly impossible task?impossible task?

The TaskThe Task

Tommy BoyTommy Boy

The InitiationThe Initiation

An initiation into life that An initiation into life that is the depiction of an is the depiction of an adolescent coming into adolescent coming into maturity and adulthood maturity and adulthood with all the problems and with all the problems and responsibilities this responsibilities this process involves. An process involves. An awakening, awareness, awakening, awareness, or a larger view of the or a larger view of the world and the people in it world and the people in it usually forms. usually forms.


Any examples? Any examples?


Snow White and the Snow White and the HuntsmanHuntsman


Snow White and the Snow White and the HuntsmanHuntsman

Dead Poets SocietyDead Poets Society

The FallThe Fall

A decent from a A decent from a higher to a lower higher to a lower being. This being. This experience involves a experience involves a loss of innocence and loss of innocence and happiness. Usually happiness. Usually accompanied by accompanied by expulsion from a kind expulsion from a kind of paradise as a of paradise as a punishment. punishment.

The FallThe Fall

Thor Thor

CHARACTER ARCHETYPESCHARACTER ARCHETYPES

HeroHero Young Man From the Young Man From the

ProvincesProvinces MentorMentor Magic WeaponMagic Weapon Devil Figure (Evil)Devil Figure (Evil) VillainVillain ScapegoatScapegoat Star-Crossed LoversStar-Crossed Lovers

Hunting Group of Hunting Group of CompanionsCompanions

OutcastOutcast Creatures of Creatures of

NightmareNightmare Friendly BeastFriendly Beast Apparently Evil Figure Apparently Evil Figure

with an Ultimately with an Ultimately Good HeartGood Heart

Woman FigureWoman Figure

The Hero (Protagonist)The Hero (Protagonist)

His or her life can be His or her life can be clearly divided into a clearly divided into a series of well-marked series of well-marked adventures.adventures.

Young Man from the Young Man from the ProvincesProvinces

This hero is taken This hero is taken away as a young man away as a young man or woman and raised or woman and raised by strangers. He later by strangers. He later returns to his home returns to his home and heritage where and heritage where he or she is a he or she is a stranger who can see stranger who can see new problems and new problems and solutions.solutions.

The MentorThe Mentor

A teacher, counselor, A teacher, counselor, and role model to the and role model to the hero.hero.

The mentor teaches The mentor teaches by example the skills by example the skills necessary to survive necessary to survive the quest. the quest.

The Magic WeaponThe Magic Weapon

This symbolizes the This symbolizes the extraordinary quality extraordinary quality of the hero because of the hero because no one else can wield no one else can wield the weapon or use it the weapon or use it to its full potential. It is to its full potential. It is often given by the often given by the mentor.mentor.

The Devil Figure (Evil)The Devil Figure (Evil)

This character offers This character offers worldly goods, fame worldly goods, fame or knowledge to the or knowledge to the hero in exchange for hero in exchange for possession of his possession of his soul. soul.

The Villain & ScapegoatThe Villain & Scapegoat

This character This character attempts to foil the attempts to foil the efforts of the hero.efforts of the hero.

An animal or human An animal or human whose death in a whose death in a public ceremony public ceremony atones some sin that atones some sin that has been visited upon has been visited upon a community. a community.

The Star-Crossed LoversThe Star-Crossed Lovers

Two characters Two characters engaged in a love engaged in a love affair that is fated to affair that is fated to end tragically for one end tragically for one or both due to or both due to disapproval by disapproval by society, friends, society, friends, family, or some tragic family, or some tragic situation.situation.

The Hunting Group of The Hunting Group of CompanionsCompanions

These are loyal companions willing to face any These are loyal companions willing to face any number of perils in order to be together. number of perils in order to be together.

OutcastOutcast

A figure banished from a social group for some A figure banished from a social group for some crime against his/her fellow man. The outcast is crime against his/her fellow man. The outcast is usually destined to become a wonderer from usually destined to become a wonderer from place to place. place to place.

The Creatures of NightmareThe Creatures of Nightmare

A monster, usually A monster, usually summoned from the summoned from the deepest, darkest part deepest, darkest part of the human psyche of the human psyche to threaten the lives of to threaten the lives of the hero/heroine. the hero/heroine.

The Friendly BeastThe Friendly Beast

This character shows that nature is on the side This character shows that nature is on the side of the hero. of the hero.

Finding NemoFinding Nemo WhaleWhale

• Delivers them to the coastDelivers them to the coast NigelNigel

• ““jump into my mouth…”jump into my mouth…”

The Apparently Evil FigureThe Apparently Evil FigureWith an Ultimately Good HeartWith an Ultimately Good Heart

This is a redeemable devil figure saved by the This is a redeemable devil figure saved by the nobility or love of the hero. nobility or love of the hero.

The Woman FigureThe Woman Figure

The Earth motherThe Earth mother The TemptressThe Temptress The Platonic IdealThe Platonic Ideal The Damsel in DistressThe Damsel in Distress

The Earth motherThe Earth mother

This character offers spiritual and emotional This character offers spiritual and emotional nourishment to those whom she comes in nourishment to those whom she comes in contact. contact.

The Platonic IdealThe Platonic Ideal A source of inspiration and a spiritual ideal, for A source of inspiration and a spiritual ideal, for

whom the protagonist has an intellectual rather whom the protagonist has an intellectual rather than physical attraction. than physical attraction.

The TemptressThe Temptress

Sensuous beauty to Sensuous beauty to whom the hero is whom the hero is attracted and who attracted and who ultimately brings ultimately brings about his downfall. about his downfall.

The Damsel in DistressThe Damsel in Distress

The vulnerable The vulnerable woman who must be woman who must be rescued by the herorescued by the hero

Symbolic ArchetypesSymbolic Archetypes

Light/ DarknessLight/ Darkness

Light usually suggest Light usually suggest hope, renewal, or hope, renewal, or knowledge.knowledge.

Darkness implies the Darkness implies the unknown, ignorance unknown, ignorance or despair.or despair.

Water/ DesertWater/ Desert

Water suggests birth, Water suggests birth, resurrection, resurrection, purification, fertility, purification, fertility, and growth.and growth.

Desert implies death, Desert implies death, hopelessness, and hopelessness, and spiritual emptiness. spiritual emptiness.

Death/ RebirthDeath/ Rebirth

Death represents evening, winter, and old Death represents evening, winter, and old age.age.

Rebirth suggests morning, springtime and Rebirth suggests morning, springtime and youth. youth.

**Parallels the cycle of nature and cycle of life.****Parallels the cycle of nature and cycle of life.**

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