Mammy archetype

Dexter Morgan, age 42, blood splatter analyst for the L.A.P.D., hardworking, focused, and determined, a serial killer of serial killers. Wait, what? That’s right, a man seemingly just like you and me harbors a substantially large secret. But don’t all of us harbor secrets as well? Secrets that we don’t want anyone else to find out? Is this why we’re so drawn to people like Dexter Morgan, the anti-hero? The answer is yes because secretly they are representations of our own unconscious. Whether we…

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…

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…

Carl Jung did extensive research on the human psyche, perhaps some of his most interesting theories were on the nature of how human beings write and tell stories, particularly on the basic components of characters and their archetypes; two of Jung’s quintessential archetypes were the Anima: representing the feminine part of one’s persona, and the Animus: representing the masculine part. Trudi Montag, the protagonist…

When a light is shine to a person, people can him or her clearly. You cannot hide anything, but look behind and a shadow is standing right behind. The shadow self or known in psychology as the personal shadow is an assertion that everybody has another personality deep within them. First formulated by Carl Jung. It has been developed by his followers, some of them are Connie Zweig and Jeremiah Abrams. The shadow self is a personality hidden to the outside world, either by design of the person or…

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…

There are many variations on what an archetype is. Some say that it is a constantly recurring symbol or motif in literature, paintings, or mythology. Others say that it can be a pattern of behavior, or statements which others copy or emulate. Whichever you chose to side with, there are several which can be found in the novel 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher. Throughout the novel, three common archetypal characters are portrayed. Hannah Baker is the hero, Tony is the herald, and Mr. Porter is the…

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…

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…

Archetypes are considered inherited characteristics that shape personality. There are a few main ones that Jung focuses on like the Mother Archetype, The Trickster/Magician Archetype, The Hero Archetype, The Shadow Archetype, The Animus/Anima Archetype and the Persona Archetype. The Mother Archetype emerges from the collective unconscious as a response to a mother figure (mother in law, grandmother…