Archetype Introductions

1. Archetype Introductions Stacy Lee McGuire

2. Please take out 2-3 sheets of lined paper for a quick write and to take notes. Instructions

3. Take 2-3 minutes and write down what you believe an archetype to be and any possible examples. • If you are unsure, take a best-guess. Quick Write

4. Universally understood symbol, term, statement or pattern of behavior • Used as a literary device for story and plot enhancement • Often common, so an extensive knowledge of the original is not needed to understand the intent and meaning. What Is an Archetype?

5. The use of archetypes can be traced back to the tradition of oral storytelling • Used throughout classic and modern literature • Symbols will remain the same although how they appear may change with culture and society Archetypal Tradition

6. Think of a woman in a white dress in a religious setting and write down who you are envisioning. Example Question: Archetypal Tradition

7. Chances are the majority of students wrote down a woman on her wedding day • If you were India, though, you would have envisioned a woman in a funeral shroud Example Answer: Archetypal Traditions

8. Take 30 seconds to think of some examples of archetypes • Take 30 seconds to share them with the person next to you • Take 30 seconds to share them with 2-3 other groups close to you • Hint, write down these for future reference Think-Pair-Share

9. Specific archetypal elements that are tied to the situation of the protagonist and characters Situational Archetypes

10. The search for an item of power than, when found, will restore the “wrong” world back to its “right” state. • Illness to Health • Waste to Fertility Situational Archetypes: The Quest

11. The Lord of the Rings • The destruction of the Ring • Labyrinth • The retrieval of the Brother Situational Archetypes: The Quest, Examples

12. A task which must be completed, often of superhuman feat, before the goal is met Situational Archetypes: The Task

13. Atlas holding the Earth on his shoulders Situational Archetypes: The Task Examples

14. When a character suddenly comes into maturity and receives a signal or message that they must get involved with the problem • Hero will often deny calling before getting involved Situational Archetypes: The Initiation

15. Harry Potter • King Arthur Situational Archetypes: The Initiation Examples

16. Take 30 seconds to think of some additional examples of situational archetypes • Take 30 seconds to share them with the person next to you • Take 30 seconds to share them with 2-3 other groups close to you • Hint, write down these for future reference Think-Pair-Share

17. Character types that appear and reappear in literature • The Shadow • Earth Mother • Anti-Hero • Trickster Character Archetypes

18. The doppelganger is known as “the double”, “the shadow”, “mirror image” and “the evil twin”. • Often the “other” of the main hero or whom the hero transforms. Character Archetypes:Doppelganger

19. The Hulk • Black Swan (White and Black Swans) Character Archetypes: Doppelganger

20. There are numerous examples of female archetypes • Earth Mother • Hag • Temptress • Mother Goddess • The Female Hero • Damsel in Distress Character Archetypes:Female

21. Earth Mother • Avatar - Eywa • Old Hag • Cinderella’s Stepmother • Great Mother • Nurse (Romeo and Juliet) • Temptress • White Witch (Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe) • Mother Goddess • Glinda, the Good Witch • Female Hero • Ripley (Alien) • Laura Croft (Tombraider) • Damsel in Distress • Vivan Ward (Pretty Woman) • Ariel (Little Mermaid) Character Archetypes: Female

22. There are numerous examples of hero archetypes • Epic Hero • Anti-Hero • Byronic Hero Character Archetypes:Hero

23. Epic Hero • Luke Skywalker (Star Wars) • Harry Potter • Rocky • Anti-Hero • Hans Solo (Star Wars) • Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean) • Aladdin • Byronic Hero • Edward Cullen (Twilight) • Spiderman • Batman Character Archetypes Examples: Hero

24. Sage • The Wise One, Mentor or Guide • Social Outcast • The scapegoat • Trickster • The Villain Character Archetypes:Social Outcast, Sage, Trickster and Villain

25. Sage • Gandalf (Lord of the Rings) • Carlisle (Twilight) • Social Outcast • Bella Swan (Twilight) • Aslan (The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe) • Trickster • Joker (Batman) • Cheshire Cat (Alice in Wonderland) • Villain • Darth Vader (Starwars) • Freddy Krueger (Nightmare on Elm Street) Character Archetypes Examples:Social Outcast, Sage, Trickster and Villain

26. Take 30 seconds to think of some additional examples of character archetypes • Take 30 seconds to share them with the person next to you • Take 30 seconds to share them with 2-3 other groups close to you • Hint, write down these for future reference Think-Pair-Share

27. Light • Hope, renewal or intellectual illumination • Darkness • Unknown ignorance or despair • Water • Birth, rebirth and spiritual birth. Often used in baptism services. • Desert • Isolation and abandonment. • Haven • Place of safety and rejuvenation • Wilderness • Danger Symbolic Archetypes

28. Valley • Depression, low-point, and unknown evil • Mountain • Ambition, goals, loftiness and center of the world • Crescent Moon • Change or transition • Water • Passive or female • Skeleton • Mortality • Tree • Knowledge Symbolic Archetypes

29. Take 30 seconds to think of some additional examples of symbolic archetypes • Take 30 seconds to share them with the person next to you • Take 30 seconds to share them with 2-3 other groups close to you • Hint, write down these for future reference Think-Pair-Share

30. Working in a group, please read “The Possibility of Evil”, “The Lottery” and “Yes, M’am” short stories. Using the provided archetype worksheet, analyze and discuss the archetypes used within these short stories. Group Project

31. Read “The Yellow Wallpaper” and using the provided archetypes worksheet, analyze and discuss the archetypes within this short story • Write a 5 paragraph short story. In the margin, annotate the use of archetypes and explain how they assist in plot and character development. Individual Project