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Patterns in Art: literature, film, and paintings

Patterns in Art: literature, film, and paintings. What is an archetype? . In your notebook, review the names of these images. Next, try to create a definition of an archetype.

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Patterns in Art: literature, film, and paintings

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  1. Patterns in Art: literature, film, and paintings

  2. What is an archetype? In your notebook, review the names of these images. Next, try to create a definition of an archetype. What is an archetype? Create a list of criteria (characteristics) of an archetype. Start by answering these questions: Where do they exist? When do they exist? How do they exist? In what do they exist?

  3. The origin of ARCHETYPES • Carl Jung, (1875 – 1961) was a Swisspsychiatrist, an influential thinker and the founder of Analytical Psychology. • Though not the first to analyze dreams, he is one of the best known researchers in the field of dream analysis and symbolization.

  4. The Theory: • *Both the reader and writer share memories derived from this collective unconscious. • *When we encounter these memories or images in stories, they create very strong emotional reactions, as we can relate to them unconsciously.

  5. Archetype Definition: In literature and art an archetype is: a character, a tradition, an event, a story or an image, that recurs in different works, in different cultures, and in different periods of time.

  6. Hero/Heroine Sidekick/Helper Villain Wise Sage Outcast Oracle Caring Mother/Earth Mother Mad Scientist Femme Fatale “Don Juan” Star-Crossed Lovers Witch/Shrew Underdog Stern Father Damsel in Distress Archetypal Characters

  7. The task/trial Good vs. Evil The journey The Quest The loss of innocence The initiation Apocalypse/end of the world Pursuit of revenge Descent into the underworld/heavenly ascent Searching for father Damsel in distress Banishment of the prince Archetypal Plots

  8. Symbolic Archetypes • Light vs. Darkness • Water vs. Desert • Heaven vs. Hell • Birth vs. Death • Innate Wisdom vs. Educated Stupidity • Haven vs. Wilderness

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