Archetypes In Carl Jung's Misconceptions

Carl Jung was a psychologist that worked alongside Freud, who was a very famous psychologist. Carl Jung’s most powerful theory was arguable the theory of the collective unconscious. His theory stated that there were certain universal images we as a species have rooted in our minds. These universal images are called archetypes, and they vary from the image of fire to the image of motherhood. Three stories in particular this year have reflected to a great extent Jung’s proposed archetypes. These are the Bible’s story of Moses, Ernest Gaines’ A lesson Before Dying, and Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. All three of these stories present to the reader many archetypes; however, the archetype of rebirth is the most impertinent in the Bible’s story of Moses, Gaines’ A Lesson Before Dying, and Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451.

In the story of Moses, Moses is a man who is called by God to free the Israelites from the Egyptian Pharaoh, who has enslaved them. In the beginning, Moses is reluctant to do God’s bidding, but he eventually abides and takes up God’s quest. Throughout the story, Moses and his assistant Aaron perform acts of God to sway the Pharaoh’s will into freeing the Israelites. In one of the final passages, God splits the Red Sea so that the Israelites may continue on
However, contrary to what one may think, this archetype can practically be found anywhere. Look deeply into any story, and you will usually see some form of rebirth in its structure. Look at the rise and fall of nations, the christianization of Rome, the pantheon becoming a church, cultural revolutions, political revolutions, and even change in leadership alludes to rebirth. Rebirth transcends boundaries of geography and culture, making it the focal point of archetypes in human