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    The Archetypes Identified in the Film “The Wizard of Oz” Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung introduced what he termed archetypes. In his view archetypes are considered to be models of people behaviors or personalities. Dr. Jung lists these archetypes by name calling them the ego, which represent the conscious mind and is the most individual part of the person, the self, represent the unification of the unconsciousness and consciousness of a person. The Shadow, consists of the sex and life…

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    such a simple and profound way that millions of viewers can discover what his work really conveys. In the way that an archetype, discussed by Carl Jung, can be so modest while conveying many messages, is directly similar…

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    The archetypes found in Hamlet. Hamlet is the perfect specimen for examining while looking for different archetypes. It is a work with many different archetypes incased in the writing. From the seasons to death this play is full to the brim with archetypes. Some are a bit harder to distinguish than others such as the Garden of Eden archetype. No matter if they are blatantly obvious or take a little time to distinguish archetypes are defiantly abundant in Hamlet. One of the first major…

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    There have serval archetypes that identify with my persona, which are the wise old man, caregiver, hero, and joker. The archetype that matches the best is the “wise old man” from the result of the personality test. To represent this, I draw a piece of sky on my mask. I also other soft colors and a heart to represent me as a caregiver and other of my archetypes. I’m organized, and lived at my own pace. I would consider me, my mask side, as one who has a lot sympathy, because I always listen to…

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    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…

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    plot structure can sometimes allow us to divine some of humanity’s innermost, sometimes repressed, thoughts and mindsets. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is no exception to this pattern. While reading Sir Gawain, there are many common themes, or archetypes, that we can examine to gain some insight on humanity and some of its subconscious thinking. To do this, we must use psychoanalytic criticism, a branch of literary criticism devoted to analyzing the subconscious meanings and psychological…

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    of the hero’s journey as well as the implementation of various literary archetypes very well. All of Lucas’s characters represent an archetype and the plot line follows the hero’s journey. An archetype is defined as a prototype, a model or a classic example. In literature, archetypal characters are the “typical character patterns” you see. In Star Wars: A New Hope, you can clearly see these patterns. The main archetypes in the film are the hero, the sage, the damsel in distress, and the…

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    conscious ego, 2) The personal unconscious and 3) The collective unconscious. He proposed the idea that humans contain a series of inborn archetypes. As defined by Carl Jung, archetypes are emotional symbols that are common to all people and have been formed since the beginning of time (Freidman & Schustack, 2012). This paper will discuss one of Jung’s well-known archetypes: Persona.…

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    allusions, segmented organization, and sarcasm to prove the improbability of these women in real life. Mindy Kaling frequently incorporates allusions in her essay. The titles which Kaling gives her different paragraphs alludes to the different archetypes of women in the Romantic Comedy genre: “The Klutz,” “The Ethereal Weirdo,” or “The Sassy Best Friend.” All…

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    entertainers are the most popular areas of research, with general archetypes also being examined. Despite the fact that these studies do not overtly focus on the political nature of exemplars, these studies contribute both initial assumptions for what types of individuals are likely to be current childhood exemplars and provide additional frameworks through which to examine political childhood exemplars. The examination of archetypes has been more common among contemporary exemplar work rather…

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