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AP Literature: Archetypes (4) Flashcards

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3256430411Fair Maidenthe romantic focus of the hero and/or villain; the victim who must be saved from evil; pure and innocent of the world's evil way (Snow White, Aladdin, Sir Lancelot)0
3256430412Scapegoatan animal, or more usually a human, whose death in a public ceremony expiates some taint or sin of a community. They are often more powerful in death than in life. Also, a character that takes the blame of everything bad that happens. (Ex. Crucible, Passion of Christ, Lord of the Flies)1
3256430413Father-Son ConflictIn this relationship, the tension is built due to separation from childhood or some other source when the two meet as men. (Ex. Fiesta, Huck Finn, Finding Nemo)2
3256430414Taskthe nearly superhuman feat(s) the Hero must perform in order to accomplish his quest. (Ex. Sword in the Stone, Lord of the Rings, Odyssey)3
3256430415Initiationthe adolescent comes into his maturity with new awareness and problems (ex. Star Wars, Huck Finn, Lion King)4
3256430416Nature vs. Mechanical Worldnature is good while technology and society are often depicted as evil (ex. Avatar, Jurassic Park, Frankenstein)5
3256430417Seventhe most potent of all symbolic numbers signifying the union of three and four, the completion of a cycle, perfect order, perfect number, religious symbol (ex. Harry Potter, Totally Spies, Fantastic Four)6
3256430418Redblood, sacrifice, passion, disorder (ex. Scarlet Letter, Romeo and Juliet, Alice in Wonderland)7
3256430419Wastelandopposite of the garden; the place of loneliness, desolation, and despair; the place where there is no growth (ex. Night, Blindness, Frozen)8
3256430420Suncreative energy; thinking, enlightenment, wisdom, spiritual vision ~Rising sun: birth, creation, enlightenment ~Setting sun: death (ex. Lion King, A Raisin in the Sun, Tangled)9
3256430421Lionhas tremendous leadership qualities. He displays fearlessness. He enforces structure within the family, yet is gentle and fair. He shows great patience (ex. Brave, Mulan, Narnia)10

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