Mammy archetype

In the epic poem, the Iliad written by Homer, several characters taking part in the warfare between the Achaeans and the Trojans are portrayed as embodying the heroic code of courage, physical strength, leadership, arete of value of honour, and the acceptance of fate. The heroic code is illustrated by the actions of the Trojan prince, Hector and the Achaeans strongest warrior, Achilles. Both of these characters display the Greek’s image of a hero, and can also let the reader discern what the…

the villainous galactic beings. War of the Worlds incorporates the innocent main character, dominating extraterrestrials, nature against mechanistic symbolism and an initiation situation to be analysed from an archetypal approach. The “Innocent” archetype surfaces around the world in many cultures and religious stories that share similarities of doing the righteous action, trusting…

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…

Stereotypes, meaning an image or an idea of a group of people based on their race, culture, or ethnic, are never good to settle with when meeting someone for the first time. It can be either racial, gender, or even sexual comments. Stereotyping should not be confused with generalization, a term that makes a general statement which can’t be true all of the time. Stereotyping includes many different things along with its impact on people. Stereotypes can also lead to prejudice, which is more like…

In all of my life, I been stereotyped or I have stereotyped someone or something we use it almost every day. First of all, what is stereotype and second why do we use it? According to Mahzarin R. Banaji and Anthony G. Greenwald who are Professors of psychology and authors of “On Stereotypes” claim that stereotypes is a form of categorizing, “Once formed, categories are the basis for normal prejudgment. We cannot possibly avoid this process. Orderly living depends on it” (613). In other words,…

Schematic Play If you are from the UK or if you were there sometime between 1997 and 2001 then you will not have escaped the phenomenon that was the Teletubbies! Like Marmite you either loved them or hated them. The theme tune infiltrated adult brains and could be heard being whistled along most supermarket shopping aisles at any given point during the week! However there was one catchphrase that resonated with me at the time and that was ‘again, again!’ At that time I was working with under 3s…

Stereotype: a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. We’ve all heard the word. We’ve all been told not to do it, yet we still do. I seem to always here the excuse “but it’s true!” after individuals stereotype people guiltily, but what they don't realize is that doesn’t make them any less rude. Just because a characteristic is “true” about one person with an attribute doesn’t mean another random person with the same attribute has the same…

this would be by considering common story archetypes, as discussed heavily by Professor Eiland in his mythical archetype list. The Other Mother fits very many of these archetype, so much so that it would be difficult to rank the accuracy of one over the other. In one way, she acts as the “temptress”, goading Coraline into staying in the other world with outfits, toys, and food, rather than any sort of sexual seduction that’s typical of that particular archetype (Eiland). In some ways the Other…

In Sophocles’ successful play “Oedipus the King” the main character, Oedipus, represents himself as a heroic archetype by overcoming such crazy obstacles by his family. In my eyes, a hero represents someone with much bravery and knowledge of what to do in life changing issues. Oedipus may not be the typical suit and armor, cape and magical powers type of hero, but he attempts to do what he believes is right for his own sake. Heroes can be known for their heroic events when they do something…

are found in myths and religious cultures. The narrator takes an archetypal feminist approach when analyzing Mrs. Mallard’s steps in discovering a free life for herself, without the burdens her husband brought her. Kate Chopin uses a metaphorical archetype to describe Mrs. Mallard’s reaction when first hearing about her husband’s death stating, “When the storm of grief had spent itself she went away to her room alone” (Chopin; para. 3) Chopin refers to grief as a storm because like a storm,…