PPT-The Four Hero Archetypes

March 9 2015 Objective The students will examine the four archetypal heroes in literature and categorize Pi based on those four archetypes Please have your Life of Pi packets ready to be collected. The Definition of the Hero: . From Shrek to Wolverine and Everyone Else in Between. What is an archetype?. The term “archetypes” signifies ancient patterns of personality and relationships that appear across the world’s myths, legends, and folk tales.. The Models of Our Entertainment and Philosophies. What is an Archetype?. An original model which other things are similarly patterned after. They are the basic building blocks of stories that all writers use to create a world to which readers can escape.. British Literature. Characteristics of an Epic. The hero is . of noble birth or high position. The hero’s . reflects the ideals of society. The hero . performs courageous deeds. The hero’s . actions determine the fate of many. *Please take out a piece of notebook. paper. *Title your paper “Epics, Epic Heroes, . and Archetypes”. Epics, Epic Heroes, and Archetypes. Why I Teach . (and Read, and Love) . Carl Jung. 1875-1961. Freud’s BFF. Friendship ended over furious argument over the nature of the unconscious. Psychotic breakdown. Supported Nazis. Believed all humans share a vast . collective unconscious. Archetypes. A recurring pattern existing universally and instinctively in the collective unconscious of the human race.. Three Major Kinds:. Situational Archetypes. Character Archetypes. Symbolic Archetypes. Before Viewing . “Mythology in Literary Culture”. Individually, brainstorm several different “character types” that you might find in literature, modern TV shows, movies, or dramas. . What do the following have in common?. Archetype is a Greek word meaning “original pattern or model.”. In literature and art archetype is an image that reoccurs in different works, in different cultures, and in different periods of time.. An archetype is the original pattern or model . Archetypes can be applied to an image, a theme, a symbol, an idea, a character type, or a plot pattern.. Archetypes can be expressed in myths, dreams, literature, religions, fantasies, and folklore.. What is an Archetype?. An original model which other things are similarly patterned after. An image, story pattern, character type, representation, or recurring idea. Evokes strong associations to the reader or observer. Plot Structure. Based Upon Conflict. (. wo. )man v. (. wo. )man. (. wo. )man v. nature. (. wo. )man v. self. (. wo. )man v. . the environment/society. (. wo. )man v. machine/technology. (. wo. )man v. the supernatural. th. Grade Literature. Mrs. Green. What is an archetype?. an . image. , . character. , story, symbol, situation, or pattern that has been used since the earliest times to . represent a universal idea. Archetypes Our connection to stories What is an Archetype? An original model after which other things are similarly patterned An image, story pattern, character type, representation, or recurring 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. .