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Literary Archetypes Flashcards

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Archetypes can be applied to…

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An image
A character type
An idea
A theme
A plot pattern
A symbol
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Archetypes can be expressed in…

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Religions
Myths
Fantasies
Folklore
Dreams
Literature
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Hero as warrior

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A near god-like hero faces physical challeneges

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Hero as lover

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A pure love motivate hero to complete his quest

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Hero as Scapegoat

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Hero suffers for the sake of others

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Transcendent Hero

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The hero of tragedy whose fatal flaw brings about his downfall but not without achieving some kind of transforming realization or wisdom

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Romantic/Gothic Hero

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Hero/lover with decidedly dark side

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Proto-Feminist hero

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Female heroes

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Apocalyptic hero

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Hero who faces possible destruction of society

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Anti-Hero

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A non-hero given the vocation of failure, frequently humorous

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Defiant Anti-hero

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Opposer of society’s definition of heroism/goodness

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Unbalanced hero

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The Protagonist who has mental or emotional deficiencies

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The Other-The Denied hero

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The Protagonist whose status or essential otherness makes heroism possible

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The Superheroic

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Exaggerates the normal proportions of humanity; frequently has divine or supernatural origins.

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Types of archetypal journeys

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The quest for identity
The epic journey to find the promised land/to found the good city
The quest for vengeance 
The warrior’s journey to save his people
The search for love
The journey in search of knowledge 
The tragic quest: penance or self denial
The fool’s errand
The quest to rid the land of danger
The grail quest (the quest for human perfection)
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Stages of a Hero’s Journey

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Departure
Initiation
The Road of trials
The Innermost Cave
Return and Reintegration with society

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