1 Archetypes—Part III: The Journey Itself by Don L. F. Nilsen and Alleen Pace Nilsen

2 STAGE 2 The Seeker The Destroyer The Lover The Creator

3 THE SEEKER The seeker moves from wandering aimlessly and trying out new things through trying to climb the ladder of success to looking for spiritual guidance. EXAMPLES: Goldilocks, Indiana Jones, Don Juan, Leo the Late Bloomer, Luke Skywalker, Pinocchio

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Mormon Pioneers 5

Seekers in Children’s Literature 6

Two More Seekers 7

Seeker: Peter Rabbit Non Seekers: Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail 8

More Seekers: Captain Kirk, Captain Picard, Luke Skywalker, Jason & the Argonauts 9

Another Seeker 10

Still More Seekers 11

Shadow Seekers are Lazy Lazy Jane Lazy lazy lazy lazy lazy lazy lazy Jane, She wants a drink of water So she waits and waits and waits and waits and waits For it to rain. Shel Silverstein’s Where the Sidewalk Ends, page 87 12

How Not To Have To Dry the Dishes If you have to dry the dishes (Such an awful, boring chore) If you have to dry the dishes (‘Stead of going to the store) If you have to dry the dishes And you drop one on the floor— Maybe they won’t let you Dry the dishes anymore. Shel Silverstein’s A Light in the Attic, page 12 13

14 THE DESTROYER The Destroyer moves from confusion over experiencing pain and death of a loved one through accepting mortality to letting go of what is not important. EXAMPLES: Beowulf, The Big Bad Wolf, Samson, The Terminator, Darth Vader Lord Voldemort

Warriors-Destroyers: Voldemort, Count Olaf, Darth Vader & President Snow 15

16 THE LOVER OR FRIEND The lover, friend, or sidekick is incomplete without the other lover, friend, or sidekick. SHADOW EXAMPLES: Bathsheba, Delilah, Don Juan, Don Giovani, Byron’s Don Juan, Cassanova

Lovers 17

Starcrossed Lovers Siegfried awakens Brunhilde 18

Star-Crossed Lovers 19

More Star-Crossed Lovers 20

More Star-Crossed Lovers 21

Sidekicks: Sancho Panza in Gabrovo, Bulgaria and Tonto 22

23 LOVERS, FRIENDS OR DOPPELGANGERS Annie and Daddy Warbucks Batman and Robin Mark Anthony and Cleopatra Robinson Crusoe and Friday Hansel and Gretel Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde Othello, Iago, and Desdemona Peter and the Wolf Don Quixote and Sancho Panza Romeo and Juliet Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Tweedledum and Tweedledee

Friends 24

Gemini: Castor and Polux and Gemini Space Shuttle 25

26 THE CREATOR The Creator moves from daydreaming and imagining through knowing what is really important to allowing dreams to come true. EXAMPLES: Kevin Costner in Field of Dreams, Frederick, The Purple Crayon

The Creator: Gepetto & Racho Kavacho (Gabrovo, Bulgaria) 27

Two Stages of Creation 28

Three Stages of Creation 29

Creators in Children’s Literature 30

An Inanimate Creator 31

Four Italian Renaissance Artists Creators vs. Warriors 32