The Archetypal Hero What Do Luke Skywalker, Simba, King Arthur, Moses, and William Wallace all have in common? Jung...
The Archetypal Hero What Do Luke Skywalker, Simba, King Arthur, Moses, and William Wallace all have in common?
Jung and Campbell
Carl
Jung and Joseph Campbell developed the idea of the archetype ² Archet ² Archetype: ype: A recurring recurring pattern of images, situations, or symbols found in the mythology, religion, art, and dreams of cultures around the world
Joseph Campbell
Carl Jung
Archetypal Hero Traits
Unusual Circumstances
of Birth
Leaves Family and Lives With Others
Traumatic Event Leads to Quest
Special Weapon
Supernatural Help
Proves Himself on Quest
Journey and Unhealable Wound
Atonement With Father
Spiritual Apotheosis
Unusual
Often in danger or born into royalty ² Luke w/ aunt ² aunt and and uncle ² Simb ² Simba a born a prince ² Mose ² Moses s put put in in basket ² ² King King Arthur in danger from Uther Pendragon·s rivals
Birth
Leaves
Raised
away from his people ² ² Luke Luke w/ aunt and uncle ² Simb ² Simba a w/ w/ Timon Timon and Pumba ² ² King King Arthur w/ Merlin ² ² William William Wallace with uncle ² ² Moses Moses w/ Pharaoh·s daughter
Family
Traumatic Event
A hero·s life is changed forever ² ² Luke·s Luke·s aunt and uncle·s death ² Wall ² Wallace·s ace·s wife is killed ² ² Arthur Arthur pulls sword from stone ² ² Simba Simba fights fights Nala ² ² Yahweh Yahweh appears to Moses
Special
Only the hero can wield his weapon ² ² Luke·s Luke·s light saber ² ² Arthur·s Arthur·s
Excalibur ² ² Moses· Moses· staff ² ² Wallace·s Wallace·s sword ² Simba·s ... claws? ² claws?
Weapon
Super natural
Hero often has spiritual guidance ² ² Luke Luke hears Obi Obi-Wan Kenobi ² Arthur has Merlin ² Merlin Merli n ² ² Yahweh Yahweh guides Moses ² ² Wallace Wallace dreams of his dead father ² ² Simba Simba sees sees Mufasa in the sky and has Rafiki help him
Help
Proves
Himself
Hero performs feats while on Quest ² Luke blows up Death ² Death Star, leads rebellion ² Arthur leads battles ² battles ² ² Moses Moses perform miracles ² ² Simba Simba contemplates his life ² ² Wallace Wallace leads his men against British
Jour ney & Unhealable Wound
Hero descends into a hell hell--like -like area and suffers wounding from encounter w/ evil ² ² Symbolically Symbolically goes where normal humans can·t and finds truth about self
Atonement With Father
Hero either redeems father·s evil deeds or reconciles with father over wrongs done by the hero
Apotheosis
Hero is rewarded spiritually at the end of his life
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