Archetype

said, but he wouldn’t do it,”(Salinger 188) which inarguably personifies a character that is very seldom to Holden. This character is very seldom because the majority of his encounters with the teens he meets at private school follow a Stradlater archetype and undeniably would not of stood up for themselves the way James Castle did. James Castle’s decision to defend himself, unintentionally opened Holden’s eyes all while embodying a lack of phoniness because he did resist conformity and spoke…

the sake of explanation. By using stereotypes audiences can easily identify the characters and focus more attention on the story line rather than character development. It molds us to differentiate gender roles that are deeply rooted in the social archetypes. The negative impact of sexism thus puts pressure in men to fight, use drugs and involve in sexual activities because they think it proves their masculinity. Even though, there has been a progressive change for women and minorities in the…

hero repeated in many works of fiction that we know and love. Luke Skywalker in Star Wars starts as an average farm boy from Tatooine, he then takes a journey to become a hero, and ends up crossing the galaxy to save Princess Leia. We see the hero archetype again in Harry from Harry Potter. Harry starts out thinking he is a normal boy until Hagrid shows up on his 12th birthday to tell him he is a wizard. He ends up evolving into the perfect example of a hero, constantly fighting the evil forces…

disposition, and actions. As Brontë begins her description of the story’s characters, she emphasizes select qualities about each of them and her depiction of the Duchess of Strathelleraye (Albion’s mother) reinforces the “angel of the house” archetype is a less than subtle way. Directly referring to her as an “earthly angel”, Brontë goes on to praise…

and projection are common mechanisms among bullies, as these individuals have a tendency to displace their emotions onto someone else while contemporaneously attributing their aggressive behaviour onto others (Haskings-Winner et al. 60). Finally, archetypes, such as particular models of people and behaviours, can influence the actions of bullying vividly, as many ideas and instincts present within the unconscious mind are common to our ancestors and…

from the bowl is known as Effie Trinkett. On the train ride to the Capitol, she is introduced to the man who will be mentoring her for the upcoming games. This man is a previous Hunger Games victor known as Haymitch. Haymitch fulfills the "mentor" archetype quite literally. He is tasked with training Katniss so that she is prepared when the Hunger Games commence. The tribute that is sent along with Katniss to compete in the Hunger games is a boy named Peeta. Haymitch forces Katniss to become…

The first one is The Hunger Games. The book follows Katniss Everdeen, a 16 year old girl from District 12 who volunteers for the 74th Hunger games so that her sister does not have to participate. The hunger games is a death match between the children chosen from each district to participate. The Hunger Games is a great example of breaking common gender stereotypes as the main character is a strong and independent female character. Katniss does not rely on the usual stereotypical male character…

Plato’s Cave Allegory in City of Ember The secrets of the real world lie buried underground, hidden in a secret box; a box that only Lena has access to. In this movie, City of Ember, Lena and Dune uncover a round map that may lead them out of their underground life. It is during their trek to find the truth that I discover many similarities between the plot and Plato’s metaphysical views. There are many instances where the theory of forms is present. In addition to a metaphysical comparison,…

What are Stereotypes? A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. Or in other words females are supposed to do or viewed as one thing and males are supposed to do or viewed as another. Why should we address it? Stereotyping people can cause them to not have self confidence in themselves. For example telling a women that she will never be as good as a man in sports can not only cause to feel like she can't do it but at the same time it can…

Do you know what a stereotype is? A stereotype is a widely held but fixed oversimplified image or idea of a particular of person or thing. In the tv show Freaks and Geeks there are alot of stereotypes. They are divided into three groups you have the freaks, the geeks, and then you have the jocks. These stereotypes are unfair and untrue. In the show the “geeks” are Sam and his friends. At one point in the show Sam makes fun of Neal because he plays with a chemistry set. In return Neal makes…