Archetypes are essential and they shape up every story. They are the typical characters, symbols, or situations that are seen over and over again in many pieces of literature, they are a universal language. An archetype is something that is implanted in the human social unconscious. The usage of archetypes by writers allow readers to feel instantly connected to the stories, which is why writers continue to use them. The archetypes: heroes, damsels in distress and the devil figures are all present in the three stories, Clash of the Titans, Little Snow-White and Rapunzel.
Heroes are always a huge part of every story or movie, and this is the case in both Clash of the Titans and Rapunzel. In Clash of the Titans, Perseus would be considered a …show more content…
Perseus is a fisherman who has little to none experience in fighting, he however, overcomes all the obstacles, slays the monsters and saves the princess from Hades without using his powers as a demigod, and is considered to be the hero of the movie. In Rapunzel the hero of the story is the prince, but his motives make him a different kind of hero. This prince fits the archetype of a lover, because his love and determination to be with Rapunzel is what motivates him and make him a hero. The two heroes share many similarities such as how they never give up no matter how difficult their journey is and how determined they are to their goals. Perseus is determined to save Andromeda and take revenge upon the gods for what they did to his parents "My father was killed by a god... My mother, sister, everyone I loved was killed by a god.", and similarly in Rapunzel, the prince was determined to find Rapunzel, so much so that even after he goes blind “he roamed about in misery …show more content…
In Clash of the Titans, Andromeda is the vulnerable princess whom Hades wants to kill, to punish Argos for their defiance against the gods, unless they offer her as a sacrifice. “Unless you sacrifice the princess you so foolish compare to the gods”. Andromeda is helpless and she has nowhere to run or hide, because Hades has succeeded in turning some of the people in Argos against the princess and they are ready to sacrifice her in order to save the city. On the other hand, Rapunzel is the damsel in distress in her story, she is taken by the enchantress due to her parents stealing from her garden. The enchantress takes Rapunzel when she is born to a tower far away with no doors and can’t be reached by anyone. She locks her in there and separates her from the world. Both of the princesses needs a hero who would save them from their suffering and distress. They’re also both in those rough situations because of someone else’s actions and not their own, Rapunzel’s father stealing from the enchantress and Argos’ rebellions against the gods. They don’t have many differences except that Andromeda is on the verge of dying right before the hero saves her while Rapunzel just lives a miserable
Heroes are always a huge part of every story or movie, and this is the case in both Clash of the Titans and Rapunzel. In Clash of the Titans, Perseus would be considered a …show more content…
Perseus is a fisherman who has little to none experience in fighting, he however, overcomes all the obstacles, slays the monsters and saves the princess from Hades without using his powers as a demigod, and is considered to be the hero of the movie. In Rapunzel the hero of the story is the prince, but his motives make him a different kind of hero. This prince fits the archetype of a lover, because his love and determination to be with Rapunzel is what motivates him and make him a hero. The two heroes share many similarities such as how they never give up no matter how difficult their journey is and how determined they are to their goals. Perseus is determined to save Andromeda and take revenge upon the gods for what they did to his parents "My father was killed by a god... My mother, sister, everyone I loved was killed by a god.", and similarly in Rapunzel, the prince was determined to find Rapunzel, so much so that even after he goes blind “he roamed about in misery …show more content…
In Clash of the Titans, Andromeda is the vulnerable princess whom Hades wants to kill, to punish Argos for their defiance against the gods, unless they offer her as a sacrifice. “Unless you sacrifice the princess you so foolish compare to the gods”. Andromeda is helpless and she has nowhere to run or hide, because Hades has succeeded in turning some of the people in Argos against the princess and they are ready to sacrifice her in order to save the city. On the other hand, Rapunzel is the damsel in distress in her story, she is taken by the enchantress due to her parents stealing from her garden. The enchantress takes Rapunzel when she is born to a tower far away with no doors and can’t be reached by anyone. She locks her in there and separates her from the world. Both of the princesses needs a hero who would save them from their suffering and distress. They’re also both in those rough situations because of someone else’s actions and not their own, Rapunzel’s father stealing from the enchantress and Argos’ rebellions against the gods. They don’t have many differences except that Andromeda is on the verge of dying right before the hero saves her while Rapunzel just lives a miserable