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Archetype

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Archetype

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  1. Archetype • Definition: the first original model of which all other similar persons, objects, or concepts are merely derivative, copied, patterned, or emulated. The term is often used in literature, architecture, and the arts to refer to something that goes back to the fundamental origins of style, method, gold standard, or physical construct. • [ahr-ki-tahyp] • http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/archetype

  2. Literary Examples • Bulfinch’s Mythology written by Thomas Bulfinch • “Now I the strength of Hercules behold, a towering spectre of gigantic mould, a shadowy form! for high in heaven's abodes himself resides, a god among the gods; there, in the bright assemblies of the skies, he nectar quaffs, and Hebe crowns his joys. here hovering ghosts, like fowl, his shade surround, and clang their pinions with terrific sound; Gloomy as night he stands, in act to throw the aerial arrow from the twanging bow. around his breast a wondrous zone is roll'd,Where woodland monsters grin in fretted gold: there sullen lions sternly seem to roar, the bear to growl, to foam the tusky boar; there war and havoc, and destruction stood, and vengeful murder red with human blood. Thus terribly adorn'd the figures shine, inimitably wrought with skill divine.” –Homer, Odyssey • "I ain't got no people. I seen the guys that go around on the ranches alone. That ain't no good. They don't have no fun. After a long time they get mean. They get wantin' to fight all the time. . . 'Course Lennie's a God damn nuisance most of the time, but you get used to goin' around with a guy an' you can't get rid of him” -John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men

  3. Literary Analysis • Bulfinch’s Mythology is a novel written about the Greek Gods and Goddesses, heroes, and many other mythical creatures. Bulfinch’s purpose for writing the Bulfinch’s Mythology was to tell the stories about monsters, the legends of mythology, and about the Gods and Goddesses. The stories consist of The Age of Fables, The Age of Chivalry, and The Legends of Charlemagne. The term archetype relates to the Bulfinch’s book because Bulfinch’s Mythology is filled with many archetypes. The first original heroes were defined in the novel, such as Hercules. Young boys look up to Hercules and they want to be as brave and strong as him. • In Odyssey, Homer wrote epic stories about the hero Odysseus. Odysseus had left for a battle and never returned. The people of his town had thought that he died, but he was alive and was going back to his wife. The Odyssey is an example of an archetype because the hero, Odysseus, is a well built character that is highly looked up to. Odysseus is a well known character for his strength and bravery. • Of Mice and Men is a story about two men named Lennie and George who experience hard times in their lives together. Steinbeck’s purpose for writing the novel was to show the significance that people can have on one another. Lennie is symbolic of the archetype “wise fool” because he is mentally handicap, but he can reveal the best and worst in people.

  4. Work Cited • Sagolla, By Dominic. "Archetypes in Modern Mythology." Oracle ThinkQuest Library. Web. 11 Oct. 2010. <http://library.thinkquest.org/C005854/text/archetypes.htm>. • "Mythological Archetypes." AnneZo's Coffee Talk. Web. 11 Oct. 2010. <http://annezo.net/fiction/archetype.html>. • "Archetype - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary." Merriam-Webster Online. Web. 11 Oct. 2010. <http://www.merriam-webster.com/netdict/archetype>. • "CHAPTER XIX. Hercules- Hebe And Ganymede." Internet Sacred Text Archive Home. Web. 11 Oct. 2010. <http://www.sacred-texts.com/cla/bulf/bulf18.htm>. • "Bulfinch's Mythology : King Arthur and His Knights : Chapter III. Merlin by Thomas Bulfinch @ Classic Reader." Free Classic Books Online at Classic Reader. Web. 11 Oct. 2010. <http://www.classicreader.com/book/2823/46/>.

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