Ellen and Archetypes

Question 1

Name some examples of “earth” in the book.

Answer 1

snakes, “dirt”, gardening/chicken$#*!, terrarium

Question 2

Name some exampels of “fire in the book.

Answer 2

Grandmother burning flag, mysterious fireplace in her mother’s childhood bedroom

Question 3

Which characters are associated with the element earth?

Answer 3

Mother and Starletta

Question 4

Which characters are associated with the fire element?

Answer 4

Grandmother and Mavis

Question 5

What connotation comes from the earth character-element indentification?

Answer 5

• repressed memory; silly attempts to unearth them (therapist, hippy gardener)
• remains negative

Question 6

What connotation comes from the fire character-element indentification?

Answer 6

• Ellen is empowered by these experiences to overome the weakness of her mother
• She does not need to wash Starletta