DISCUSSION POST- ARCHETYPES

Discussion:

Using contemporary sources, give examples from movies or books of two archetypes  from each category. Explain why your source is an example of that  particular archetype.   Be thorough and specific.  Make sure that your  original post is detailed and that you respond to AT LEAST 8 other  posts.  Be sure to situate your archetypes within the broader context of  the sources that you choose.

CHARACTER ARCHETYPES (Choose Two):

The Hero

The Young Man from the Provinces

The Initiates

The Mentors

The Mentor-Pupil Relationship

Father-Son Conflict

The Hunting Group of Companions

The Loyal Retainers

The Friendly Beast

Evil Figure with an Ultimately Good Heart

The Creatures of Nightmare

The Scapegoat

The Outcast

The Devil Figure

The Earthmother

The Temptress or Black Goddess

White Goddess

The Platonic Ideal

The Unfaithful Wife

The Damsel in Distress

The Star-crossed Lovers

SITUATIONAL ARCHETYPES (Choose Two):

The Quest

The Task

The Initiation

The Journey

The Fall

Death and Rebirth

The Battle between Good and Evil

The Unhealable Wound

The Ritual

SYMBOLIC ARCHETYPES (Choose Two):

Light-Darkness

Sun

Water-Desert

Heaven-Hell

Innate Wisdom versus Educated Stupidity

Haven-Wilderness

Supernatural Intervention

Magic Weapon

Nature vs. Mechanistic World

The Threshold

The Underworld

The Crossroads

The Maze

The Tower

The Whirlpool

Circle

Serpent

Fog

Red

Green

Blue

Black

White

Yellow

Three

Four

Seven