Archetypes In Huck Finn

Huck Finn, Cool Hand Luke, and Catcher in the Rye, all have something important that are the same. There are many similar outlines of these three stories. They each state something that has common features in each of the incredibly detailed backgrounds. For example, both Huck Finn and Holden Caulfield take an adventure during the books. They both took a journey into self-discovery. You could say that Luke took that journey for himself, as well. He proved to himself and the other inmates that he would never give up, no matter what the challenge was. The character Huck Finn could be described as a major hero in the book. In fact, he becomes a hero whenever he promises Jim that he would not tell Mrs. Watson, Jim’s slaveowner that Jim ran away and was trying to escape. This act is corresponded to heroism because Huck shows resp, trust, and loyalty. Jim is also considered as a large mentor, or in other words the “wise old man”. He is a caretaker archetype because on the long adventures he takes Another example of archetypes is during Catcher in the Rye, and it isn’t just Holden that is a major archetype, like Huckleberry Finn. Phoebe Caulfield, Holden’s little sister helped him entirely through the book. You could view Phoebe as a God teacher or leader. She guided him through difficult things during the story. …show more content…
The actual “call to adventure” has many examples during the two novels. These examples prove desire, by chance, by abduction, and being lured by an outside force. Huck is forced with the dilemma of either staying with his father and to continue to be abused or to leave. Huck then leaves because he is ready to start his journey. During Catcher in the Rye, Holden is mentally torn between experience and innocence, it would seem to him that an outside force was luring him to do something but in reality, he is beginning his journey because of his