Archetypal Settings

The River symbolizes

• harmony/tranquility

• danger, a wild uncontrolled place

• the journey of life

• Isolation

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The Garden symbolizes

• intolerance and ignorance

• death and rebirth

• secrets

• harmony and tranquility

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The Forest or Wilderness can represent

• a wild, uncontrolled place

• good or evil

• an emotionally or physically barren place

• death and rebirth

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The archetypal setting of The Sea represents

• the journey of life

• secrets

• a place of good or evil; all rivers end here

• intolerance, ignorance, judgement

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The Island setting represents

• Isolation

• a great place to vacation

• symbolic death and rebirth

• harmony and tranquility

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The Wasteland represents

• The place under my bed where I shove all the trash so my Mom can't see it.

• death and rebirth

• the Underworld

• an emotionally or physically barren place

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The Small Town represents

• a cozy, safe location

• intolerance, ignorance, judgment

• the journey of life

• harmony/tranquility

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The Underworld/Cave symbolizes

• death and rebirth

• good or evil

• intolerance, ignorance, judgement

• secrets

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The castle/mansion represents

• the journey of life

• a physically barren place

• secrets

• wild, uncontrolled danger