Claire As The Innocent Archetypes In Love? Maybe By Heather Hepler

Many books have many different archetypes and they can vary from each one but in the book “Love? Maybe.” by Heather Hepler, the character Claire is definitely the innocent/outcast archetype. Even though she isn’t the main character she is still a big part of the story. Claire can be described as the Innocent/outcast archetype for many reasons. This is because she always has a positive outlook on a situation, she is also very gentle and caring toward many people. But she can also be described as an outcast because she is lonely at times throughout the story, and it is also hard for her to trust people. The first reason why Claire can be described as an Innocent archetype is that she has a positive outlook on negative situations. This is because …show more content…
At times during the story, Claire can be the outcast of the story. This is because she can be described as the loner of her friend group. The reason why is because she is awkward in some situations, she’s lonely now and again, and it’s hard for her to trust new people. The first reason why Claire is the outcast is that she is awkward in many situations. For example, whenever she has a conversation with some new she gets very uncomfortable and starts to say random stuff. The next reason why Claire can be described as an outcast archetype is that she becomes lonely often. This is because when the book takes place it’s around valentine’s day. So when Claire sees everybody falling in love and all that she becomes lonely and depressed. “ Seeing everyone with their lovers just makes me sad, because I know I won’t have one anytime soon.” (Hepler 143). The final reasoning why Claire is an outcast is that it is hard for her to trust people she is not close to. When she’s with Jillian she can tell her anything. But when she meets someone new she doesn’t talk much. For example, when Jillian's boyfriend joins the group at the end of the book it is very hard for Claire to trust him. Soon she learns to accept him and trust him. In conclusion, many books have different archetypes. Some characters can be one archetype, but some can be multiple. Like Claire in the book “Love? Maybe”. Claire can be described as two archetypes and innocent archetype and the outcast. She can be described as an outcast because throughout the story she is lonely now and again. Also, she can be described as an innocent archetype because she is gentle and caring for others and she always has a positive outlook on negative