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The Archetypal Hero

The Archetypal Hero. What Do Luke Skywalker, William Wallace, King Arthur, and Simba all have in common?. Jung and Campbell. Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell developed the idea of the archetype

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The Archetypal Hero

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  1. The Archetypal Hero What Do Luke Skywalker, William Wallace, King Arthur, and Simba all have in common?

  2. Jung and Campbell • Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell developed the idea of the archetype • Archetype: A recurring pattern of images, situations, or symbols found in the mythology, religion, art, and dreams of cultures around the world Joseph Campbell Carl Jung

  3. Archetypal Hero Traits • Unusual Circumstances of Birth • Leaves Family and Lives With Others • Traumatic Event Leads to Quest • Special Weapon • Hero partners • Devil Figure • Creatures of the Nightmare • Supernatural Help • Proves Himself on Quest • Journey and Unhealable Wound • Atonement With Father • Spiritual Apotheosis

  4. Unusual Birth • Often in danger and/or born into royalty • Luke w/ aunt and uncle • Simba born a prince • Harry couldn’t be killed by Voldemort (left scar) • Frodo lives with his uncle, the richest resident of Hobbiton. • Aragorn is a Dunedain. • King Arthur in danger from Uther Pendragon’s rivals

  5. Leaves Family • Raised away from his people • Luke w/ aunt and uncle • Simba w/ Timon and Pumba • Harry with the Dursleys • Aragorn raised in Rivendell • Frodo lives with Bilbo • King Arthur w/ Merlin • William Wallace with uncle

  6. Traumatic Event • A hero’s life is changed forever • Luke’s aunt and uncle’s death • Wallace’s wife is killed • Harry’s parents killed by Voldemort • Gandalf discovers the full truth about Bilbo’s ring, and entrusts Frodo with destroying it • Arthur pulls sword from stone • Aragorn falls in love with Arwen • Simba’s father killed

  7. Special Weapon • Only the hero can wield his weapon • Luke’s light saber • Arthur’s sword EXCALIBUR • Wallace’s sword • Marauder’s Map • Simba’s divinely given power • The sword of kings, Anduril • The elven rings: Narya, Nenya, and Vilya • The one ring

  8. Hero partners • Friends (and sometimes heroes in their own right) who accompany the hero on his/her quest • Chewbacca • Ron & Hermione • R2-D2 & C3-PO • The Fellowship of the Ring • Knights of the Round Table

  9. Devil Figure • The nemesis • Darth Vader • Scar • Sauron • Voldemort

  10. Creatures of the Nightmare • Presence seems to overwhelm, or subjugate the hero • Ringwraiths • Orcs • Death Eaters • Storm troopers

  11. Supernatural Help • Hero often has spiritual guidance • Luke hears Obi-Wan Kenobi • Arthur has Merlin • Harry has Dumbledore (and the order of the phoenix) • Both Aragorn and Frodo have Gandalf (and the help of the elves) • Gandalf is helped by Shadowfax and Gwaihir • Wallace dreams of his dead father • Simba sees Mufasa in the sky and has Rafiki to help him

  12. Proves Himself • Hero performs feats while on Quest • Luke blows up Death Star, leads rebellion • Frodo repeatedly resists the temptations of the Ring • Aragorn’s repeated victories in battle • Arthur leads battles • Simba contemplates his life • Wallace leads his men against British

  13. Journey & Unhealable Wound • Hero descends into a hell-like area and suffers wounding from encounter w/ evil • Symbolically goes where normal humans can’t and finds truth about self • Frodo’s encounter with the shadow realm on Weathertop • Gandalf’s battle with the balrog • Luke’s “trials” in the cave on Dagobah

  14. Atonement With Father • Hero either redeems father’s evil deeds or reconciles with father over wrongs done by the hero

  15. Apotheosis • Hero is rewarded spiritually at the end of his life

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