Inflexible in a Flexible World
Everything undergoes a change; it is uncontrollable and ultimately imminent. Specifically in today’s modern society, humans must accept change as an inevitable aspect of life as reality is known to move onward whether mankind is ready to accept this or not. Humans must truly grasp new experiences; otherwise, it will deprive them of gaining valuable knowledge in making critical decisions. In Shelley Hrdlitschka’s book Sister Wife and Kenneth Branagh’s movie Thor, characters display common archetypes, which consist of the father-child conflict, the lover, and the abandoned one. Therefore, these character archetypes teach the lesson on the dangers of inflexibility.
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Furthermore, Odin fails to consider Loki’s feelings when raising him by hiding Loki’s upbringing. Under pressure Odin states, “You’re my son, I only wanted to protect you from the truth” (Thor). Odin only says this once Loki recognizes frost giant physical characteristics on his hand. Since that moment, their relationship is void of trust, as Odin never considers Loki’s emotions. Odin’s lack of honesty emotionally pains Loki. Similarly, both father figures hide the truths from their children to prevent them from knowing or living as their true selves. A traditional lifestyle is all Celeste knows of when growing up and this restricts her personal growth as a human being. She is not free to become an admirable woman with insightful opinions and perceptions. Likewise, hiding Loki’s past limits him from keeping in touch with his family background and cultures. These secrets are crucial to Celeste and Loki because it deprives them of reaching pure happiness and self-satisfaction in what they can become. On the contrary, the truths are hidden towards different crowds. Unity is an entire nation unaware of
Everything undergoes a change; it is uncontrollable and ultimately imminent. Specifically in today’s modern society, humans must accept change as an inevitable aspect of life as reality is known to move onward whether mankind is ready to accept this or not. Humans must truly grasp new experiences; otherwise, it will deprive them of gaining valuable knowledge in making critical decisions. In Shelley Hrdlitschka’s book Sister Wife and Kenneth Branagh’s movie Thor, characters display common archetypes, which consist of the father-child conflict, the lover, and the abandoned one. Therefore, these character archetypes teach the lesson on the dangers of inflexibility.
To begin, the father-child conflict archetypes …show more content…
Furthermore, Odin fails to consider Loki’s feelings when raising him by hiding Loki’s upbringing. Under pressure Odin states, “You’re my son, I only wanted to protect you from the truth” (Thor). Odin only says this once Loki recognizes frost giant physical characteristics on his hand. Since that moment, their relationship is void of trust, as Odin never considers Loki’s emotions. Odin’s lack of honesty emotionally pains Loki. Similarly, both father figures hide the truths from their children to prevent them from knowing or living as their true selves. A traditional lifestyle is all Celeste knows of when growing up and this restricts her personal growth as a human being. She is not free to become an admirable woman with insightful opinions and perceptions. Likewise, hiding Loki’s past limits him from keeping in touch with his family background and cultures. These secrets are crucial to Celeste and Loki because it deprives them of reaching pure happiness and self-satisfaction in what they can become. On the contrary, the truths are hidden towards different crowds. Unity is an entire nation unaware of