ARCHETARCHETYPESYPES

ARCHETYPESARCHETYPES

STANDARDSSTANDARDSLit. Response & Analysis 3.5Lit. Response & Analysis 3.5Compare Compare works that works that express a express a UNIVERSAL UNIVERSAL THEME THEME and…and…

Provide evidence Provide evidence to to support ideas expressed in support ideas expressed in literatureliterature

Lit. Response & Analysis 3.5Lit. Response & Analysis 3.5Compare Compare works that works that express a express a UNIVERSAL UNIVERSAL THEME THEME and…and…

Provide evidence Provide evidence to to support ideas expressed in support ideas expressed in literatureliterature

STANDARDSSTANDARDSSTANDARDSSTANDARDSLit. Response & Analysis Lit. Response & Analysis 3.63.6

Analyze Analyze the way in which the way in which authors…authors…have used have used archetypes archetypes drawn from drawn from myth and tradition in myth and tradition in literature, film, political, literature, film, political, and religious writings.and religious writings.

Lit. Response & Analysis Lit. Response & Analysis 3.63.6

Analyze Analyze the way in which the way in which authors…authors…have used have used archetypes archetypes drawn from drawn from myth and tradition in myth and tradition in literature, film, political, literature, film, political, and religious writings.and religious writings.

ARCHETYPESARCHETYPES

DEFINEDDEFINED

PAGE 2PAGE 2FRAYER FRAYER MODELMODEL

CONCEPT CONCEPT ATTAINMENT: ATTAINMENT:

UNDERSTAND UNDERSTAND ARCHETYPESARCHETYPES

DEFINITIONDEFINITION

ARCHETYPESARCHETYPES

basic model from basic model from which copies are which copies are mademade

synonym: prototype, synonym: prototype, templatetemplate

basic model from basic model from which copies are which copies are mademade

synonym: prototype, synonym: prototype, templatetemplate

VARIATIONSVARIATIONS

SYMBOLSSYMBOLS MICROCOSM / MICROCOSM / MACROCOSMMACROCOSM

ARCHETYPESARCHETYPES Typical, ideal, Typical, ideal,

or classic or classic example of example of somethingsomething

Something Something that served as that served as the the modelmodel or or patternpattern

ARCHETYPESARCHETYPES

An image or An image or symbol that symbol that is used is used repeatedly repeatedly in art or in art or literatureliterature

ARCHETYPES: ARCHETYPES: ORIGINSORIGINS

JUNGIAN JUNGIAN psychology, psychology, inherited inherited memory memory represented in the represented in the mind by a mind by a universal symbol universal symbol that is observed in that is observed in dreams dreams & myths& myths

BASIS OF BASIS OF ARCHETYPESARCHETYPES......fundamental facts of fundamental facts of

human existencehuman existencebirth, death, growing birth, death, growing up, love, family/tribal up, love, family/tribal lifelifestruggles in struggles in relationships (parent-relationships (parent-children, sibling rivalry)children, sibling rivalry)

fundamental facts of fundamental facts of human existencehuman existence

birth, death, growing birth, death, growing up, love, family/tribal up, love, family/tribal lifelifestruggles in struggles in relationships (parent-relationships (parent-children, sibling rivalry)children, sibling rivalry)

CONCEPT CONCEPT ATTAINMENT: ATTAINMENT:

UNDERSTAND ARCHETYPESUNDERSTAND ARCHETYPES

ESSENTIAL ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISCHARACTERISTICSTICS

KEY CHARACTERISTICSKEY CHARACTERISTICStranscends transcends time, place, time, place, cultureculture

projects projects people’s people’s hopes, hopes, fears, fears, valuesvalues

transcends transcends time, place, time, place, cultureculture

projects projects people’s people’s hopes, hopes, fears, fears, valuesvalues

TYPES OF ARCHETYPESTYPES OF ARCHETYPESTYPES OF ARCHETYPESTYPES OF ARCHETYPES

CharacterCharacterSituationaSituationallSymbolicSymbolic

CharacterCharacterSituationaSituationallSymbolicSymbolic

CONCEPT CONCEPT ATTAINMENT: ATTAINMENT:

UNDERSTAND UNDERSTAND ARCHETYPESARCHETYPES

EXAMPLESEXAMPLES

ARCHETYPAL ARCHETYPAL SYMBOLSSYMBOLS

LIGHT-LIGHT-DARKNESSDARKNESS

FIREFIRE SIGHT-SIGHT-

BLINDNESSBLINDNESS WATER-DESERT-WATER-DESERT-

RIVERSRIVERS HEAVEN-HELLHEAVEN-HELL

LIGHT-LIGHT-DARKNESSDARKNESS

FIREFIRE SIGHT-SIGHT-

BLINDNESSBLINDNESS WATER-DESERT-WATER-DESERT-

RIVERSRIVERS HEAVEN-HELLHEAVEN-HELL

SITUATIONAL SITUATIONAL ARCHETYPESARCHETYPESSITUATIONAL SITUATIONAL ARCHETYPESARCHETYPES QUESTQUEST INITIATIONINITIATION

RITES OF RITES OF PASSAGEPASSAGE

FALLFALLLOSS OF LOSS OF

INNOCENCEINNOCENCE DEATH & DEATH & REBIRTHREBIRTH

QUESTQUEST INITIATIONINITIATION

RITES OF RITES OF PASSAGEPASSAGE

FALLFALLLOSS OF LOSS OF

INNOCENCEINNOCENCE DEATH & DEATH & REBIRTHREBIRTH

CHARACTER TYPESCHARACTER TYPESCHARACTER TYPESCHARACTER TYPES Rebel/Rebel/OutcastOutcast

Womanizer-Womanizer--Cheater-Cheater

Hero--VillainHero--Villain UnderdogUnderdog ScapegoatScapegoat

Rebel/Rebel/OutcastOutcast

Womanizer-Womanizer--Cheater-Cheater

Hero--VillainHero--Villain UnderdogUnderdog ScapegoatScapegoat

GUIDED PRACTICEGUIDED PRACTICE

WHAT WHAT ARCHETYPES ARCHETYPES

[SYMBOLS, SITUATIONS, [SYMBOLS, SITUATIONS,

CHARACTERS]CHARACTERS] DO YOU SEE DO YOU SEE

TODAY IN TODAY IN LITERATURE AND LITERATURE AND

FILM?FILM?