1. ArchetypesArchetypes

2. DefinitionDefinition Derives from Greek archetypon, meaning “beginning pattern.” Simply put, a model on which other things are based. Derives from Greek archetypon, meaning “beginning pattern.” Simply put, a model on which other things are based.

3. JungJung Psychologist Believed in “collective unconscious” “structure of inherited feelings, thoughts, and memories that humans possess.” (Leitch 998) Psychologist Believed in “collective unconscious” “structure of inherited feelings, thoughts, and memories that humans possess.” (Leitch 998) Image:http://artrosengarten.files.wordpress.com/2008/0 8/carl_jung-glasses.jpghttp://artrosengarten.files.wordpress.com/2008/0 8/carl_jung-glasses.jpg

4. Exist within collective unconscious Linked to “fundamental experiences and universal rites of passage such as going on a journey, coming of age, and facing death” (999) Connect world myths, legends, and literatures Exist within collective unconscious Linked to “fundamental experiences and universal rites of passage such as going on a journey, coming of age, and facing death” (999) Connect world myths, legends, and literatures

5. Defines archetype as “a recurrent image, character, plot, or pattern that, through its repetitions in many works across the centuries, takes on a universal quality” (1443). Northrop Frye Image: http://flyingdogshow.com/visionaries/MEDIA/MCLUHAN-FRYE/frye-2.jpghttp://flyingdogshow.com/visionaries/MEDIA/MCLUHAN-FRYE/frye-2.jpg

6. Suggests that “the knowledge of archetypes enables us to perceive the shared myths that literary works rely on and explore.” (1444)

7. Contends that archetype is the significance attached to narrative. Believes that the “central myth of literature” is the quest myth (1454). Contends that archetype is the significance attached to narrative. Believes that the “central myth of literature” is the quest myth (1454).

8. Mother and Father figures Christ figures Prophets Mother and Father figures Christ figures Prophets Some Familiar Characters http://endragua.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/professor-trelawney.jpg

9. http://www.cinemaretro.com/uploads/DRACULA5.jpg Satan figure Trickster Monster

10. Some Familiar Settings Garden Forest Tower Mountain Garden Forest Tower Mountain

11. Familiar Symbols Snake Apple Tree Snake Apple Tree http://torrancepubliclibrary.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/tree-of-life-web.jpg