Archetypal Criticism

The important thing about archetypes is

• they're part of our collective unconscious

• they're recognizable symbols and images and stock characters

• they're part of literary criticism

• all those answers you just said

Archetypes are all EXCEPT

• characters

• plots

• symbols and images

• works of literature

The opposite of a hero (or protagonist) would be

• the villain or antagonist

• the damsel in distress

• the wise old man

• none of these

The creator of the Archetypal theory was

• Hannibal Lector

• Sigmund Freud

• Carl Jung

• Dr. Spock

What type of criticism looks for overarching storylines that are present in multiple different genres and individual pieces?

• Historical

• Marxist

• Reader-response

• Archetypal

A recurring character, setting, or situation that reflects human experience is..

• an archetype

• plagiarism

• a crazy coincidence

What question might someone doing an archetypal criticism ask?

• What social classes do I see represented in the text?

• Why did the author break the chapters where they did?

• Does the main character seem similar to other main characters in several other novels I've read?

• What was going on in the world during the time when the author published the book?

An archetype is a ______________________ that we find repeated over and over in literature.

• puzzle

• phrase

• pattern

• formula

What is the purpose of the cave archetype?

• To force the hero to do something heroic

• To encourage the hero to face their fears or find some form of truth

• To serve as a scary setting

• To create a spooky mood

What is an archetype?

• a long journey full of complications.

• characters, situations, and images that are recognizable in many times and cultures.

• a comparison between two unlike things that is developed at great length.

• a brief descriptive phrase used to characterize a particular person.