Jungian archetypes

was in fact the early presence of females in his life that helped shape who he became. When we look at Jungian theory about the four archetypes, this specifically fits in with his notion of the “Anima” which is “the female element in the male unconscious. This inner duality is often symbolized by a hermaphrodite…..” (Jung, Franz, Henderson, Jacobi & Jaffe 30). When we look at Carl Jung’s archetype, we can see just how this representation played a role in Hercules life from infancy. Although Hera…

Analytical psychology was invented by Carl Jung. He and Sigmund Freud worked together for some time but eventually they parted ways and Jung developed his own interpretation of psychology of personality. For example, Freud saw that anything that a person did was because of your sexual desires and that there were three forces that are in a conflict- id, ego, and superego. Jung on the other hand believed that one’s sexuality was more of a symbol and that it cannot be fully analyzed. He also…

because Coelho has chosen the strategy of myth, and this eventually is able to influence the subconscious mind of the reader in addition to all rational attitudes of the reader. So the Secret of Coelho lies in the fact that any relation to the "archetype ", experienced or just called, touches his book readers. It is effective because it awakens in us a voice louder than our own. Coelho is speaking with original patterns, which means speaking as if with thousand voices. That is why Coelho…

The Maturation of Youth against Society In literature, there is a format followed by many books depicting the young protagonist experiencing events and undergo maturation. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn written by Mark Twain is a novel about a young eleven year old boy named Huckleberry Finn who runs away from his abusive drunk father and stumbles upon another runaway slave, Jim. Together they seek freedom. In contrast, in Barbara Kingsolver 's The Poisonwood Bible, the Price family…

Modern Paganisms such as Wicca serve primarily to fulfil the spiritual needs of believers in a manner supporting their pre-existing ideological convictions; as is shown by the diversity of opinion regarding the sacred within this spectrum of New Religious Movements. There are a multitude of sects within Modern Paganism, all claiming roots in the primordial past. In reaction to the growth of secularism throughout the 20th Century, various groups self-organized based upon a revived ‘natural…

The archetype of a hero is to prove himself worthy through a journey. Some if all heros, show competence, courageousness, and strength. On the other hand, Macbeth is below that archaeotype. Macbeth showed hero characteristics in the beginning of the story. In…

The tale of “Little Red Riding Hood” is a story about a young girl who is on her way to visit her ill grandmother who lives in the forest. She comes prepared with food and a beverage for grandmother to have, provided by her mother who warns her not to go off the path. On the way to grandma’s house, she runs into a wolf in the forest who asks where Little Red is going, who she is going to see, and then usually he will give her a proposition about racing to the house or just wishing her good luck…

The Poisonwood Bible can also fall under the Bildungsroman archetype in certain aspects, along with additional archetypal figures, when viewing it through the Jungian lens. Namely Leah. Adah reveals what she overheard about the secret CIA radio broadcast to her sister. Up until that point Leah views her home country as infallible, a symbol of good and justice like Nathan and God. However, the American president ordering Lumumba 's assassination forever alters her innocent, moral view of America.…

ideology is believed to be the stepping stone that led to the success of the Abstract Expressionist in New York in the 1940’s-50’s. Artists of the AB-EX movement looked at works by archaic civilizations in search for eternal compositions. Influenced by Jungian psychology that emphasizes the importance of the individual psyche and the personal quest for wholeness, which is seen in how they created large improvisational pieces by using dynamic gestures or expansive fields of…

technological wizard, who produces some new gadgets or upgrades on old tools for the hero. The black van car chase which originated in spy movies is now fast becoming a superhero trope. Black Panther also borrowed a fantasy trope, the wise old dude, or Jungian archetype of the mentor, and like Gandolf, Obi-won, and Dumbledor, Forrest Whitaker…