1. Archetypes
Mrs. Denise Stanley

2. EXAMPLE: a TREE represents life in all cultures to all people, etc.
Archetypes
Carl Jung, psychologist, believed that all humans possess an archetypal center (Some symbols represent the same things in all cultures, etc.)
EXAMPLE: a TREE represents life in all cultures to all people, etc.

3. 2.) Intangible journey (SEEKING).
QUEST
1.) tangible journey; OR
2.) Intangible journey (SEEKING).

4. Qualities of Questers
Courage; strength (inner or physical); endurance; called by an event or heralder; crosses into an unknown land (terra incognita); feels lost; often accompanied by a faithful servant; may be tempted; helped/saved by miraculous animals or lowly people; descends into a nightmarish situation; performs impossible tasks; battles with monsters (real or imagined); solves unanswerable riddles; overcomes huge odds ………

5. Learns the more worthy the prize, the more difficult the quest
Qualities of Questers
Learns the more worthy the prize, the more difficult the quest

6. Initiation
Hero is initiated by the QUEST – learns about the nature of reality and self – matures and grows – transformation of personality occurs – passes from ignorance and immaturity to social and spiritual adulthood

7. Magical transformation of sorts --- CHANGE in hero
Metamorphosis
Magical transformation of sorts --- CHANGE in hero

8. 3 Types of Heroes
1.) heroic quester – physically strong with a deep mind
2.) barbarian – like Tarzan or Conan - physically strong
3.) unlikely hero – ordinary person

9. Archetypal Characters

10. Evil within a person – traits you fear to develop
Shadow
Evil within a person – traits you fear to develop

11. a character like Gollum in Lord of the Rings
Trickster
a character like Gollum in Lord of the Rings

12. Betrayer
Character who ‘betrays’ the hero – Judas-like figure (very much like the TRICKSTER)

13. Wise/Helpful (Old) Man
Magician-type; represents knowledge, reflection, insight, wisdom, cleverness, and intuition. Moral qualities include good will, readiness to help others (tests moral qualities of others); appears when hero is in a hopeless and desperate situation

14. Not always a monster in appearance – could be another character
Monster/Villain
Not always a monster in appearance – could be another character

15. Faithful Servant/Friend
Like Piggy in Lord of the Flies

16. Rugged Individualist
A character who relies solely on his or her personal strengths and merits to survive
Daniel Boone

17. Caretaker
A character who consistently supports, protects, and provides for other characters who are unable to look after themselves.
Looks after Peeta …

18. Earth Mother figure in the Native American literature we covered …
A character who is closely associated with both Nature and Fertility
Earth Mother figure in the Native American literature we covered …

19. Rebel Rebel Without a Cause
A character who radically rejects the values of a society and the restrictions placed on him or her.
Rebel Without a Cause

20. Shrew
A female character who will not conform to the demands of society and scolds or quarrels constantly.

21. Scapegoat
Usually, a human whose death, often in a public ceremony, removes some taint or sin that has been visited upon the community.
Ironically, Oedipus is responsible for the sin that taints Thebes, and he becomes the scapegoat because of it!

22. Other Archetypes that are Self-Explanatory
Outsider/outcast
Innocent
Misfit
Lonely Orphan
Father/Mother figure

23. Universal Symbols

24. Light/Dark
Good vs. Evil

25. Earth, Air, Fire, and Water
Four Elements
Earth, Air, Fire, and Water

26. Garden/Wasteland
Garden represents innocence, unspoiled beauty, fertility
Wasteland represents spiritual aridity, death, and hopelessness

27. Highest point where earth meets the sky - knowledge
Mountain
Highest point where earth meets the sky - knowledge

28. Colors Red – blood; sacrifice; violent passion; disorder
Green – (positive) growth; hope; fertility (negative) associated with death and decay
Blue – usually highly positive; associated with truth, religious feeling; security; spiritual purity
Black – darkness; chaos; mystery; the unknown; death; evil
White – (positive) light; purity; innocence; timelessness – (negative) death; terror; the supernatural; blinding truth

29. Numbers
3 (three) – highly positive; represents completeness; example – Father, Son, Holy Ghost
4 (four) – highly positive; represents completeness as well; example- four elements, four seasons, etc.
7 (seven) – = 7 (two perfect numbers)
12 (twelve) – 3 X 4 = 12 (two perfect numbers)
13 (thirteen) – How many were present at the Last Supper? (Christ and twelve disciples …)