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Page 1: The Archetypal Hero. Jung and Campbell n Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell developed the idea of the archetype. –Archetype: A recurring pattern of images,

The Archetypal HeroThe Archetypal Hero

Page 2: The Archetypal Hero. Jung and Campbell n Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell developed the idea of the archetype. –Archetype: A recurring pattern of images,

Jung and CampbellJung and Campbell Carl Jung and Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell Joseph Campbell developed the idea developed the idea of the of the archetype.archetype.

– Archetype: A Archetype: A recurring pattern of recurring pattern of images, situations, images, situations, or symbols found in or symbols found in the mythology, the mythology, religion, art, and religion, art, and dreams of cultures dreams of cultures around the worldaround the world

Joseph CampbellJoseph Campbell

Carl JungCarl Jung

Page 3: The Archetypal Hero. Jung and Campbell n Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell developed the idea of the archetype. –Archetype: A recurring pattern of images,

Archetypal Hero TraitsArchetypal Hero Traits Unusual Circumstances of BirthUnusual Circumstances of Birth Leaves Family and Lives With Leaves Family and Lives With OthersOthers

Traumatic Event Leads to QuestTraumatic Event Leads to Quest Special WeaponSpecial Weapon Supernatural HelpSupernatural Help Proves Himself on QuestProves Himself on Quest Journey and Unhealable WoundJourney and Unhealable Wound Atonement With FatherAtonement With Father Spiritual ApotheosisSpiritual Apotheosis

Page 4: The Archetypal Hero. Jung and Campbell n Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell developed the idea of the archetype. –Archetype: A recurring pattern of images,

Unusual BirthUnusual Birth Often in Often in danger or danger or born into born into royaltyroyalty

Examples?Examples? Simba born a Simba born a princeprince

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Leaves FamilyLeaves Family Raised away Raised away from his from his peoplepeople

Examples?Examples? Simba w/ Timon Simba w/ Timon and Pumbaand Pumba

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Traumatic EventTraumatic Event A significant A significant and unexpected, and unexpected, often often disturbing disturbing event changes event changes the hero’s life the hero’s life forever.forever.

Examples?Examples? Mufasa’s deathMufasa’s death

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Special WeaponSpecial Weapon

Only the hero Only the hero can wield this can wield this weapon.weapon.

Examples?Examples? Simba’s ... Claws, Simba’s ... Claws, strategy, strategy, knowledge from his knowledge from his fatherfather

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Supernatural HelpSupernatural Help

Hero often Hero often has spiritual has spiritual guidanceguidance

Examples?Examples? Simba sees Simba sees Mufasa in the Mufasa in the sky sky

Rafiki helps Rafiki helps himhim

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Proves HimselfProves Himself

Hero performs feats Hero performs feats while on Questwhile on Quest

Examples?Examples? Simba realizes that Simba realizes that Scar must be removed Scar must be removed and Simba is the and Simba is the only one that can do only one that can do it. He assumes his it. He assumes his proper role as the proper role as the hero and saves the hero and saves the land from the evil land from the evil Scar. Scar.

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Journey & Unhealable Journey & Unhealable WoundWound

Hero descends into Hero descends into a hell-like area a hell-like area and suffers severe and suffers severe wounding from wounding from encounter w/ evilencounter w/ evil

Symbolically goes Symbolically goes where normal humans where normal humans can’t and finds can’t and finds truth about selftruth about self

Simba’s Simba’s descent into descent into “hell” is “hell” is combined combined with his with his defeat of defeat of Scar and the Scar and the hyenas. hyenas. Simba heals Simba heals his his unhealable unhealable wound (when wound (when his courage his courage failed him failed him and his and his tribe will tribe will always haunt always haunt him).him).

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Atonement With FatherAtonement With Father

Hero either redeems father’s evil Hero either redeems father’s evil deeds or reconciles with father over deeds or reconciles with father over wrongs done by the herowrongs done by the hero

Examples?Examples? The spirit of Mufasa, Simba’s father, The spirit of Mufasa, Simba’s father, tells Simba to be strong and assume tells Simba to be strong and assume his place on the throne. Simba, who his place on the throne. Simba, who has been reluctant up to this point to has been reluctant up to this point to return to the kingdom, realizes he has return to the kingdom, realizes he has little choice but to avenge his little choice but to avenge his father’s murder.father’s murder.

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ApotheosisApotheosis Hero is Hero is rewarded at the rewarded at the end of his end of his quest and quest and becomes becomes legendarylegendary

Examples?Examples? Simba restores Simba restores the land and the land and becomes the becomes the ruler.ruler.

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