Archetypes in the Pirates of the Caribbean Series In the Pirates of the Caribbean series, there are many archetypical characters. Some of the archetypes represented are the good mother, a negative animal, shadow figure, and the trickster. The good mother is Tia Dalma, the bad animal is the Kraken, the shadow figure is Barbossa, and the trickster is Jack Sparrow. Tia Dalma would be the good mother in Pirates of the Caribbean. Tia Dalma is the person who Will Turner, Jack and Jack’s crew go to for help on their journey in the second film. They are looking for a ship called the Flying Dutchman and Tia Dalma shows them where to find it. The good mother “often gives the hero particular objects to help on the journey” (Seger, 392). During Jack’s
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A bad animal can be “the negative force which is a violent and ravaging animal” (Seger, 393). The Kraken in this film is being somewhat controlled by Davy Jones. Throughout the movie, the Kraken is chasing after Will and Jack. Everywhere the Kraken goes, it leaves a trail of destruction in its wake. The Kraken causes a lot of trouble for Jack. In the beginning of the film, Davy Jones marks Jack with the black spot and sets the Kraken loose so it will find Jack and send him to Davy Jones’s Locker. The shadow figure in Pirates of the Caribbean is Barbossa. The shadow figure “helps the hero on the journey [and] other times this figure opposes the hero” (Seger, 393). In the first Pirates of the Caribbean, Barbossa is the enemy of Jack Sparrow. Barbossa is after the person that will break the curse that is on his crew. He eventually finds Will, who breaks the curse, then Jack shoots Barbossa and kills him. At the end of the second Pirates of the Caribbean, Barbossa is resurrected by Tia Dalma. Then in the third film, Barbossa goes on a journey to rescue Jack, and for the rest of the movie they …show more content…
Tia Dalma could be considered the good mother and the Kraken is clearly the negative animal in the series. Barbossa is the shadow character because he changed from being Jack’s enemy, to being Jack’s allie. Last but not least, Jack represents the trickster in this movie along with being the hero.
Works Cited
Pirates of the Caribbean--the Curse of the Black Pearl. Dir. Gore Verbinski. Perf. Johnny Depp. Disney, 2003. DVD.
Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Man's Chest. Dir. Gore Verbinski. Prod. Jerry Bruckheimer. By Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. Perf. Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley. Buena Vista, 2006. DVD.
Pirates of the Caribbean, at World's End. Dir. Gore Verbinski. Prod. Jerry Bruckheimer. By Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. Perf. Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, and Orlando Bloom. Buena Vista Pictures, 2007.
A bad animal can be “the negative force which is a violent and ravaging animal” (Seger, 393). The Kraken in this film is being somewhat controlled by Davy Jones. Throughout the movie, the Kraken is chasing after Will and Jack. Everywhere the Kraken goes, it leaves a trail of destruction in its wake. The Kraken causes a lot of trouble for Jack. In the beginning of the film, Davy Jones marks Jack with the black spot and sets the Kraken loose so it will find Jack and send him to Davy Jones’s Locker. The shadow figure in Pirates of the Caribbean is Barbossa. The shadow figure “helps the hero on the journey [and] other times this figure opposes the hero” (Seger, 393). In the first Pirates of the Caribbean, Barbossa is the enemy of Jack Sparrow. Barbossa is after the person that will break the curse that is on his crew. He eventually finds Will, who breaks the curse, then Jack shoots Barbossa and kills him. At the end of the second Pirates of the Caribbean, Barbossa is resurrected by Tia Dalma. Then in the third film, Barbossa goes on a journey to rescue Jack, and for the rest of the movie they …show more content…
Tia Dalma could be considered the good mother and the Kraken is clearly the negative animal in the series. Barbossa is the shadow character because he changed from being Jack’s enemy, to being Jack’s allie. Last but not least, Jack represents the trickster in this movie along with being the hero.
Works Cited
Pirates of the Caribbean--the Curse of the Black Pearl. Dir. Gore Verbinski. Perf. Johnny Depp. Disney, 2003. DVD.
Pirates of the Caribbean, Dead Man's Chest. Dir. Gore Verbinski. Prod. Jerry Bruckheimer. By Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. Perf. Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley. Buena Vista, 2006. DVD.
Pirates of the Caribbean, at World's End. Dir. Gore Verbinski. Prod. Jerry Bruckheimer. By Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. Perf. Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, and Orlando Bloom. Buena Vista Pictures, 2007.