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Explore the stages of the Innocent, Orphan, Warrior, and Caregiver archetypes as they move through different phases of development and self-discovery. Examples from literature and popular culture highlight the characteristics and transformations of each archetype.
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ARCHETYPES by Don L. F. Nilsen and Alleen Pace Nilsen
Part II • The Beginning of the Journey
STAGE 1 The Innocent The Orphan The Warrior The Caregiver
THE INNOCENT The Innocent moves from an unquestioning acceptance of the environment through experiencing disillusionment (fall) to a return to Paradise as a wise innocent. EXAMPLES: Brady Bunch, Forrest Gump, Bambi, Gomez Adams, Leo the Late Bloomer, The Little Mermaid, Pinocchio
The Innocent or the Fool • “Smart” • “Sour Face Ann” • “Something Missing
Smart My dad gave me one dollar bill ‘Cause I’m his smartest son, And I swapped it for two shiny quarters ‘Cause two is more than one! And then I took the quarters And traded them to Lou For three dimes—I guess he don’t know That three is more than two! Just then, along came old blind Bates And just ‘cause he can’t see He gave me four nickles for my three dimes, And four is more than three! And I took the nickels to Hiram Coombs Down at the seed-feed store, And the fool gave me five pennies for them, And five is more than four! And then I went and showed my dad, And he got red in the cheeks And closed his eyes and shook his head— Too proud of me to speak! Shel Silverstein’s Where the Sidewalk Ends, page 35
Sour Face Ann Sour Face Ann, With your chin in your hand, Haven’t you ever been pleased? You used to complain That you had no fur coat, And now you complain of the fleas. Shel Silverstein’s A Light in the Attic, page 90
Something Missing I remember I put on my socks, I remember I put on my shoes. I remember I put on my tie That was painted In beautiful purples and blues. I remember I put on my coat, To look perfectly grand at the dance, Yet I feel there is something missing I may have forgot— What is it? What is it?... NOTE: And here the poem ends. What is it? What is it? … That rhymes with “dance.” Shel Silverstein’s A Light in the Attic, page 26
The Fool in Alvin Schwartz’sChin Music and in Shel Silverstein’s A Light in the Attic Shaking Geraldine now, stop shaking that cow For heaven’s sake, for your sake and the cow’s sake. That’s the dumbest way I’ve seen To make a milk shake. Page 18
The Innocent or Foolin Peggy Parish’s Amelia Bedelia Books • She draws the drapes, • Cuts the red tape, • Helps someone run for president, • Sews up an election, • Gives someone her two cents, • Plays music by ear, and • Fiddles with a violin
The Orphan or the Outsider The Orphan moves from accepting pain and loss through accepting the need for help to becoming independent and working with others. EXAMPLES: Charlie Brown, Cinderella, Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, Huckleberry Finn, Frankenstein’s Monster, Maniac McGee, Oedipus, Harry Potter, Peter Rabbit, Dorothy
Books about Orphans: Handler’s Lemony Snicket, Hinton’s The Outsiders & Ibsen’s A Doll’s House
THE WARRIOR The Warrior moves from fighting and cheating simply for the sake of fighting to fighting within the rules for others and for what really matters on an unselfish level. EXAMPLES: Batman, Lancelot, Ulysses, Joan of Arc, Jo in Little Women, Robin Hood, 3 Musketeers, Superman, Darth Vader
The Warrior: Andrew Wiggins (Ender), Katniss Everdeen & Joan of Arc
THE CAREGIVER The Caregiver moves from overcoming a conflict between one’s own needs and those of others through empowering others (tough love), to a willingness to help beyond immediate family (a global level). EXAMPLES: Gepetto in Pinnocchio, Holden Caulfield, The Giving Tree, Horton, “The Jewish Mother,” Mary Poppins, Pygmalion, Anne Sullivan, Mother Theresa,, The Velveteen Rabbit
