PPT-The Archetypal Hero

What Do Luke Skywalker Simba King Arthur Moses and William Wallace all have in common Jung and Campbell Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell developed the idea of the archetype Archetype A recurring pattern of images situations or symbols found in the mythology religion art and dreams of cultures around the world. What are a few examples of archetypes commonly found in literature and movies? . -Austin Hughes-. Archetypes. . in literature and film. Objective . Performance:. . Students will be able to locate examples of archetypal characters, symbols, and images. . Archetypes are recurring symbols, characters, patterns, and settings that give literature its unity. In other words, they are the basic patterns that occur repeatedly in literature of all ages. .. Archetypal Characters. Vocabulary. Hero/Heroine. : . The main, . sympathetic character . Typically shows . admirable . traits such as: . idealism, courage, and . integrity. Anti-hero: . A . central character . who . lacks traditional heroic qualities such as courage, physical prowess, and fortitude. . A very old imaginative pattern that appears in literature across cultures and is repeated throughout the ages.. Two Famous Psychologists and . Their . Theories. Sigmund Freud . “Personal Unconscious”. Introduction. Researchers have been able to collect and compare myths, legends, and religions of cultures from all around the world. . They discovered that for centuries, people who had NO contact with each other had passed down stories through generations that were similar to the stories of other cultures. . or The Three Faces of Cinderella. Marxist. . Feminist. Archetypal. The Three Faces of Cinderella. Three popular critical lenses used in literary criticism are: . Marxist lens. Feminist lens. Archetypal lens. Archetype. Universal , Collective Unconscious. : Archetypes---. Mother, child, hero, trickster, giant, temptress, sage, etc.. Archetypes developed by Jung, a student of Freud. Looking for symbols. Humans were born innately knowing certain archetypes. Huh?. Why Study Beowulf?. So what?. It is the oldest piece of literature in the English language.. It is the earliest European epic writing in the vernacular, rather than in Latin.. It teaches us about the development of the English language.. Two Famous Psychologists and . Their . Theories. Sigmund Freud . “Personal Unconscious”. -VS-. Carl Jung . “Collective Unconscious”. Sigmund Freud, German Psychologist. He hypothesized that archetypes exist in the personal . Epic. -a.  . long.  poetic.  composition, usually centered upon . a . hero. in which a series of great obstacles and majestic achievements occur.. Myth. -. a story that explains an unexplainable event.. . A pattern, such as a type of character or type of story, that is repeated in literature.. The hero’s journey is one of the oldest story archetypes on the planet.. Some say it’s older than the Pyramids…. The Hero’s Journey is a pattern of narrative identified by the American scholar Joseph Campbell that appears in drama, storytelling, myth, religious ritual, and psychological development. . . It describes the typical adventure of the archetype known as The Hero, the person who goes out and achieves great deeds on behalf of the group, tribe, or civilization. . Paka’a. . Paka’a. is a . charater. in “The Wind Gourd of . La’amaomao. ”. The main question is if he is a archetypal hero or not. . Paka’a. is a very strong character and he is one of the many main characters in . A. . Greek word meaning “. original pattern, or . model. ” . Researchers have been able to collect and compare myths, legends, and religions of cultures from all around the world. . They . discovered that for centuries, people who had NO contact with each other had passed down stories through generations that were similar to the stories of other cultures. .