1. Archetypes
What is a hero?

2. Definition of archetype:
“arch” – original; “type” - model
the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
Example: Frankenstein , Dracula are both archetypes that have influenced subsequent horror stories – i.e. Freddy Krueger
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3. 3 Different Practical Archetypes
Situation Archetype
Character Archetype
Symbolic Archetype

4. Situation Archetypes The Quest The Journey The Task The Initiation
The Fall
Death and Rebirth
The Battle between Good & Evil

5. The Journey
Example:
The Odyssey, The Canterbury Tales, The Aeneid, The Fellowship of the Rings, The Lord of the Flies
 The journey sends the hero in search for some truth or information necessary to restore goodness to the kingdom.   a.      The hero descends into a real or psychological hell b.      He is forced to discover or face the blackest truths about himself (usually). c.      He accepts responsibility for his faults and acknowledges his mistakes. d.      He returns to the world of the living.

6. The Task
Examples:
Hercules, The Sword and the Stone, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Beowulf.
To save the kingdom, to win the fair lady, to identify himself so that he may resume his rightful position, the hero must perform some nearly superhuman deed.
This differs from the Quest in that in the Quest, the ultimate goal is to restore fertility; here the goal is to gain something (power, the girl, wealth, etc.)

7. The Fall
Examples:
Adam and Eve, Lancelot and Guinevere, Milton’s Paradise Lost, many detective/cops stories.
This archetype describes a descent from a higher state of being to a lower state of being.  The experience involves a defilement and/or a loss of innocence and bliss.  The fall is often accompanied by an expulsion from a kind of paradise as penalty for disobedience and moral transgression.  

8. The Battle Between Good & Evil
Examples:
The forces of Sauron and those of Middle Earth in The Lord of the Rings, Satan vs. God in  Milton’s Paradise Lost, any western movie or novel, most cartoons, The book of Revelation.
Obviously, the battle between two primal forces.  Mankind shows eternal optimism in the continual portrayal of good triumphing over evil despite great odds.

9. Character Archetype The Hero The Initiates Mentors Father-Son Conflict
Loyal Retainers
Devil Figure
Creature of Nightmares
Woman Figure

10. Symbolic Archetype
Light vs darkness
Water vs desert
Heaven vs Hell