1. Bell Ringer9/15 Have your reading logs out for me to check. Think of the story Little Red Riding Hood. What is the difference between the following characters? Little Red Riding Hood The wolf Riding Hood’s Mother- “don’t go off the path” The Hunter- saves Riding Hood and her Grandmother

2. An Introduction to Archetypes A Focus on Character Archetypes

3. What is a Character Archetype? Pronunciation: Ar-che-type [ahr-ki-type] Definition: a universal pattern of behaviors that, once discovered, helps a reader better understand future characters in other works of literature.

4. The Hero The Hero is always the protagonist. Goal: The Hero is always after some objective & must overcome obstacles along the way to achieve his/her goal. Characteristics: morally good; ability to stay true to his/herself; usually responsible for saving people Examples: Harry in Harry Potter, Katniss in The Hunger Games

5. The Mentor Mentors help Heroes along in their journey, usually by teaching them to help themselves. Goal: To help the Hero in any way possible Characteristics: usually old; generally has a special skill set; knowledge or magical abilities; Examples: Fairy Godmother in Cinderella, Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings

6. The Regular Guy or Gal This character is a normal person who must face extraordinary circumstances. They can be the protagonist or a supporting character. Goal: to belong; the find themselves in the middle of something even though they are not morally tied to it; they are just trying to get through a difficult situation Characteristics: normal guy or gal, down to earth, no pretense Examples: Homer Simpson in The Simpsons, Annie in Little Orphan Annie

7. The Innocent Often portrayed as women and children, they are “pure” in every way. Goal: To be happy; they are not affected by the darkness of others Characteristics: naïve; unbroken by darkness around them; intelligent; morally good Examples: Prim in The Hunger Games; Tiny Tim from A Christmas Carol

8. The Villain Maintains a strong desire to keep the Hero from achieving his/her goal. Goal: Desire power and control around everyone and everything around them Characteristics: evil; often secretly motivated by fear; main vice will parallel the Hero’s virtue For example a Villain who loves chaos vs. a Hero who wants order Examples: The Joker from The Batman Series; The White Witch from The Chronicles of Narnia