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Mrs. Kilby’s Project E xample

Mrs. Kilby’s Project E xample. Archetypes. Archetypes. Archetypes are patterns that appear in literature across cultures and are repeated through the ages. An archetype can be a character, a plot, an image or color, a theme, or a setting. Character.

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Mrs. Kilby’s Project E xample

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  1. Mrs. Kilby’sProject Example

  2. Archetypes

  3. Archetypes • Archetypes are patterns that appear in literature across cultures and are repeated through the ages. • An archetype can be a character, a plot, an image or color, a theme, or a setting.

  4. Character • Example: The low class man who tries to look upper-class and fit in with the rich • As seen in: The Great Gatsby, and The Satyricon (Trimalchio) • Example: The man wants more than he feels he’ll ever be able to achieve on his own, so he sells his soul to the devil • As seen in: “The Devil and Tom Walker” and Dr. Faustus

  5. Character continued… • Example: The tragic hero • As seen in: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, The Crucible, The Great Gatsby

  6. Plot • Example: The poor boy wants to marry the rich girl • As seen in: Aladdin, The Great Gatsby, The Notebook

  7. Image • The image of a character on top of a mountain or standing on the top of the stairs or balcony is common. This archetype symbolizes they have made it or overcome great odds, perseverance.

  8. Color • Red: love, passion, romance, anger • Black: mystery, power, death, fear • White: pure, peace, clean, cold • Green: life, growth, jealousy, illness • Blue: peaceful, quiet, sad, refreshing • Yellow: warmth, cheerful, warning, old age • For a complete list of colors, go to Mrs. Kilby’s website.

  9. Theme • Example: There is a constant battle between good and evil. • As seen in: Star Wars, Batman, Spiderman, and just about every comic book

  10. Setting • Example: The addition of rain or a storm to any setting foreshadows and/or symbolizes problems, a fight, or an unhappy ending • As seen in: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and The Great Gatsby • Example: A forest symbolizes evil • As seen in: The Crucible and“The Devil and Tom Walker”

  11. POP QUIZ! • Which of the following is not an archetype mentioned? • A.) plot • B.) character • C.) names • D.) colors

  12. Answer • C • Names was NOT mentioned as an archetype.

  13. POP QUIZ • Fill in the blank: • Archetypes are __________ that appear in literature across cultures and are repeated through the ages.

  14. Answer • Archetypes are patterns that appear in literature across cultures and are repeated through the ages.

  15. Bibliography Aprin, Gary et al. “Archetype.” Holt Literature & Language Arts, Fifth Course. Austin: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2003. Print. Brown, Annette. “Archetypal Analysis/Symbols.” Print.

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