Archetypes are a pattern in literature repeated throughout history. Angelina Jolie’s film Unbroken supports Carl Jung’s idea that all stories and symbols are based on models from mankind’s past. She uses the hero’s journey a concept created by Joseph Campbell in the 20th century. This concept describes the steps a hero must take in order to complete their journey. In this case‚ a mischievous boy Louis Zamperini is the hero. Louis gets involved with trouble‚ starts running track‚ goes off to the army
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"The Devil and Tom Walker" is a short story by Washington Irving that many wonder about. It teaches a lesson and has many archetypes in the characters. An older greedy‚ self/centered guy whose wife is just as evil and sneaky as him. Some ask how could you live with a person like this in your life‚ some may ask how could you and your wife live with each other? I believe that is a great question and would love to give my analyst on these characters and tell you how they almost sold their soul to the
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The novella The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway is filled with examples of archetypes or "universal representations". The story is clearly the quest plot type with Santiago as the Hero and Manolin the sidekick. As the hero Santiago encounters a temptress and a villain with the end result being a kind of great success. "The Quest"‚ one of the basic plot lines‚ is evident in The Old Man and The Sea. The hero and his sidekick travel in search of a valuable treasure overcoming all odds and great
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Hero Archetypes and Epic Conventions in The Odyssey and Beowulf It is remarkable how closely one can compare two epics that have such diverse and unique historical and cultural backgrounds. A Greek poet named Homer wrote The Odyssey sometime from BC 1400-900 during the Mycenaean Period. The epic preceding The Odyssey‚ called The Iliad‚ revolves around Achilles‚ the hero of the commonly known Trojan Wars. The Odyssey is a continuation of The Iliad and deals with Odysseus‚ another hero of the Trojan
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In the mid-16th century‚ Europe was first introduced to the tulip flower by the Ottoman Empire. This flower became increasingly popular in Holland and was eventually seen as a sign of luxury and a status symbol. Somehow along the way many of the tulips managed to contract a disease that changed the petal colors‚ giving them the look of “flames” which in turn made them even more coveted. Once the novelty rose for the flower‚ the price for the tulips began to rise as well. By 1636 the tulip was
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hand! But what is a meme beyond that? In this article I’m going to explore this further‚ and explain why I think it’s relevant to Jungian archetypes‚ after explaining what is an archetype. In 1976 Richard Dawkins wrote “Selfish Gene”‚ proposing a gene centered view of evolution rather than an organism or group centered one. The reason he describes the gene as « selfish » and not altruistic is that the gene’s ’agenda’ is to survive as a gene through replication and that the replication of the genes
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of absurdity‚ perversion and tragedy within the family‚ not as a concept‚ or cultural ideal‚ but one composed of complex characters bonded by intricate relationships and harrowing pasts. With 1974’s Chinatown‚ Polanski manipulates noir motifs and archetypes masterfully to create a personal statement of anguish and pessimism‚ with Gittes as his detective to whom human limitations apply‚ a real man measured against the faculties of noir heroes. The script‚ written by Robert Towne‚ recalls that of The
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As far as I am concerned‚ it is definite that like my parents who transplanted themselves in this country‚ I too yearn for the American Dream. At home‚ I am different. I am American. I am a Chicana. I speak English. I dress differently. I may not seem Mexican enough‚ yet I still share the struggles that are a reality to my parents. I was the little brown girl with an American dream. I never once doubted that dream‚ so I confidently followed it. My story is not a unique story. This is the story of
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Bad Dads: An Examination of a Recurring Archetype in Shakespeare’s Plays Children all over the world complain about their parents. Some say that their parents are too restrictive‚ too absent‚ or too embarrassing. This has of course been a major complaint for many a year‚ and it goes so far back as to Elizabethan England. In many of William Shakespeare’s plays‚ parents are not portrayed as desirable ones. They‚ in fact‚ do a terrible job‚ and often the suffering of characters in the play originate
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Throughout Native American culture‚ they have always used everything and not waste anything. For example if they hunt a buffalo‚ the Indians make sure everything from the buffalo is used. They use the skin for clothing‚ bones for tools‚ and meat for food. Everyone is equal except the wise old men and the shaman. Native Americans use the nature to guide them through the day. They know the meaning of respect and never rebelled against authority. Indians never cared how their clothing looks to their
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