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ARCHETYPESEnglish I
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OBJECTIVES FOR THIS LESSON:
To discuss the importance
of archetypes within
literature and culture.
To identify and analyze
archetypes and use them
to discern meaning in
literature.
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What Is an Archetype?
Archetypes are recurring patterns
(plot structures, symbols, character
types, themes) that occur in
mythology, religion, and stories
across cultures and time periods.
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What Is their function?
They embody universal meanings and basic human experiences (e.g. love, religion, birth, death, life, struggle, survival, etc.) and can evoke unconscious responses in a reader. (they’re recognizable)
They help us to understand common traits we share with others outside our own culture and to interpret situations and characters that might be quite different from ourselves otherwise.
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Archetypal Settings and Symbols
The Sun: (masculine) both the giver and destroyer of life
creative energy; consciousness; passage of time and life.
Rising sun: birth; creation Setting sun: death
The Moon: (feminine) marks the passage of time and controls
the course of human events. Seedtime, harvest, tides, etc.
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Archetypal Settings and Symbols
Water: the mystery of creation; the life cycle (birth-death-resurrection); purification and redemption
The Sea: the mother of all life; death and rebirth; the unconscious
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Archetypal Settings and Symbols
Rivers: death and rebirth (baptism); the flowing of
time into eternity; transitional phases of the life cycle;
incarnations of deities.
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Archetypal Settings and Symbols
The Whirlpool:
symbolizes the
destructive
power of nature
and fate
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Archetypal Settings and Symbols
The Underworld: a place of death; represents an encounter with the dark side of the self
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Archetypal Settings and Symbols
The Threshold: gateway to the new world; the hero must enter it to change and grow
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Archetypal Settings and Symbols
The Magic Weapon:
Symbolizes extraordinary quality of the hero
No one else can wield the weapon or use it to its full potential
Usually given to the hero by the mentor figure
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Archetypal Settings and Symbols
Garden: paradise; innocence; unspoiled beauty
(especially feminine); fertility; new birth; hope
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Archetypal Settings and Symbols
Tree: inexhaustible life due to its growth, proliferation,
and generative and regenerative processes; wisdom
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Archetypal Settings and Symbols
Caves and Tunnels: rebirth, passage, death of the
old life. Caves can house dragons, spirits, & treasures
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Archetypal Settings and Symbols
Fountain: rebirth, renewal, life (e.g. the mythic
Fountain of Youth)
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Archetypal Settings and Symbols
Islands: remoteness from society and the island’s
isolation from all other societies; helps insulate people
from other cultures so that their culture remains true to
itself; blocks outside influences
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Archetypal Settings and Symbols
Desert: spiritual aridity, death, nihilism, hopelessness
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Archetypal Settings and Symbols
Fire: both protective and destructive; symbolizes
human knowledge and industry
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Archetypal Settings and Symbols
Circle (sphere): Wholeness, unity, perfection, eternity
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Archetypal Settings and Symbols
Egg (oval): The mystery of life and the forces of
generation
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Archetypal Settings and Symbols
Triangle (pyramid): The Christian Trinity; stages of
life; hardship
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Archetypal Settings and Symbols
Yin-yang: the union
of the opposite forces
of the yin (female
principle, darkness,
passivity, the
unconscious) and the
yang (masculine
principle, light,
activity, the conscious
mind)
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Situational Archetypes
The Quest: the search for someone or something that will restore peace/normalcy to a troubled land/people
The Journey: the hero’s path; represents the journey of life
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Situational Archetypes
The Task: a superhuman deed that must be performed to save the kingdom, win the fair lady, or identify the hero so that he may assume his rightful position
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Situational Archetypes
Supernatural Intervention: The gods intervene on the side of the hero (or, sometimes, against him)
Innate Wisdom vs. Educated Stupidity: Some characters exhibit wisdom and understanding of situations instinctively as opposed to those supposedly in charge (often demonstrated by Loyal Retainers)
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Situational Archetypes
The Fall: a descent from
a higher to a lower
state of being, from
innocence and bliss to
loss–often accompanied
by an expulsion from
paradise
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Situational Archetypes
The Battle Between Good and Evil: Does this one really require a definition? – Shows man’s eternal optimism in the continual portrayal of good triumphing over evil despite great odds
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Situational Archetypes
The Ritual:
Ceremonies that
mark the rite of
passage into
another state.
Sacrificial
Initiation
Coming of Age
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Situational Archetypes
Sleep/The Void: loss of personal awareness and
sense of self. Healing and true peace or loss of self
can be achieved in this state.
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Situational Archetypes
Death/Rebirth:
Can be
literal or
physical
Signifies an
ending or a
beginning
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Color Archetypes
Red: blood, sacrifice, passion; disorder; violence
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Color Archetypes
Green: in a positive context –growth; sensation; hope; fertility; in a negative context –death and decay
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Color Archetypes
Blue: highly positive – associated with
truth, religious feeling, security, spiritual
purity
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Color Archetypes
Black: chaos, mystery, the unknown; death; evil; the unconscious
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Color Archetypes
White: positive aspects –light, purity, innocence; negative aspects – death, terror, the supernatural
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Color Archetypes
Brown: neutralizing, earth, hearth, home, outdoors, reliability, comfort, simplicity
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Color Archetypes
Pink: true love, friendship, attraction, romance, spiritual awakening, togetherness
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Color Archetypes
Purple: magical forces, power over obstacles, royalty, nobility, spirituality, ceremony, transformation, wisdom
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Color Archetypes
Yellow: joy, happiness, optimism, imagination, hope, sunshine
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Color Archetypes
Gold: greatness, value, wealth
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Number Archetypes
One (1): ultimate unity; identity; equality; existence; general harmony, peace, and tranquility
Two (2): contrasts; diversity; inequality; division; separation; disorder; confusion; change; duality (think of things that go in pairs – moon/sun, male/female, cold/heat, etc.)
Three (3): light; spiritual awareness
and unity (cf. The Holy Trinity); the
male principle; completeness; divinity;
soul of the world
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Number Archetypes
Four (4): associated with the circle, life
cycle, four seasons; female principle;
earth, nature; four elements (earth, air,
fire, water)
Six (6): evil connotations, devil;
ambivalence; totals of labor; luck, chance
Seven (7): the most potent of all symbolic
numbers – signifying the union of three
and four, the completion of a cycle,
perfect order.
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Character Archetypes
The Hero
Man/woman with great strength and courage
Known for having honorable purposes
Willing to risk life for the good of all
Variations of the hero figure include the “orphaned” hero
Often leaves the familiar to enter a new, unfamiliar, challenging world, and then returns to his/her “ordinary” world
Return to “ordinary” world; often leads to destructive change
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Character Archetypes
Loner or Outcast: a character
who is separated from society
due to an impairment or an
advantage that sets him apart
from others.
Underdog: Characters who are
usually in the wrong place at the
wrong time, but who usually win
something of value in the end.
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Character Archetypes
The Innocent: trusts in faith and optimism, has
exceptionally high ideals and aspirations, and a
belief in hard work and doing the right thing
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Character Archetypes
The Villain: the male or female personification of evil. The antagonist who truly personifies evil. The villain's malice is limitless and rarely is the villain reformed.
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Character Archetypes
The Terrible Mother/The Woman as Temptress: A woman to whom the protagonist is attracted and who ultimately brings about his downfall
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Character Archetypes
The Spiritual Earth
Mother/The Good
Mother:
Woman with positive qualities of motherhood associated with life principle; represents birth, warmth, nourishment, growth, protection and abundance
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Character Archetypes
The Soul Mate: Princess or “beautiful lady” – the
incarnation of inspiration and spiritual fulfillment
a person with whom one has a strong affinity,
shared values, and tastes, and often a romantic
bond.
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Character Archetypes
•The Stepmother: A surrogate
mother who represents the evil
side of motherhood.
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Character Archetypes
The Damsel in Distress: A vulnerable woman who must be rescued by the hero; often used as a way to trap the hero
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Character Archetypes
The Wise One/The Mentor/The Sage/The Professor: the savior, the redeemer, the guru – represents knowledge, insight, and wisdom; serves as a teacher or counselor to the hero
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Character Archetypes
Loyal Retainers
Individuals
somewhat like
servants who are
heroic themselves
Duty is to protect
the hero and reflect
his/her nobility
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Character Archetypes
Ill-fated (“Star-crossed")
Lovers: A young man and
woman enter an ill-fated
love affair which ends
tragically in the death of
either or both of the lovers,
often due to the disapproval
of society, family, friends, or
the gods
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Character Archetypes
Nature Helpers:
Characters (animals
or plants usually)
that assist or guide
the protagonist
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Character Archetypes
Jester/Fool/Trickster: trick others to get them to do
what s/he wants – they can be both virtuous and
nefarious. Provides comic relief.
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Character Archetypes
Scapegoat/ Sacrificial
Victim: An animal or
more usually a human
whose death in a public
ceremony amends some
taint or sin that has been
visited upon a
community.
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Character Archetypes
The Giant/Monster/Ogre:
a character who is lonely
(because he is shunned),
with uncontrolled rage or
strength or violence; often
he falls in love with and
protects a beautiful
woman. Sometimes
monsters must be
outwitted by heroes.
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Character Archetypes
Serpent: a helper and representative of evil.