Archetype
Published on Nov 21, 2015
Archetype Presentation
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
An archetype is a character, a place, an event, or a symbol that recurs throughout Literature, film, cultures, and/or time. There is a specific pattern or formula associated with archetypes.
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Archetype: Character
Example: The Journey Hero
1) Where have we seen this archetype of the hero?
2) Can you think of other archetypal characters that you've seen repeated in different books/films?
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Archetype: Event
Example: Loss of Innocence
1) Where have we seen this archetypal event?
2) Can you think of other examples of an archetypal event?
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Archetype: Place
Example: Golden Age
1)Where have we seen this archetypal place?
2) Can you think of other archetypal places?
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Archetype: Object/Symbol
Example: The forbidden fruit
1)Where have we see this archetype?
2) Can you think of other archetypal objects?
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In four small groups focus in on ONE archetype.
What do we know about the archetype?
What are the patterns associated with it?
Where have you seen the archetype?
Be prepared to share with the class.
Thoughts...
- What do these patterns reveal?
- Why study archetypes?
- Why would authors, filmmakers, etc. "use" archetypes?
