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Collective unconscious

Archetypes

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literary archetypes “repeated patterns that recur in the literature of every age” (sloan 48) what are archetypes - term used to describe universal symbols - evoke deep/ unconscious responses in reader
 - primordial: individuals have archetypal images in our understanding - universal: found all over world & in history; different, but same idea Carl Jung Swiss psychologist/ psychiatrist - collective unconsciousness; mental record of all common human experiences archetypes: symbols which express knowing of experiences Common Character Archetypes The star-crossed lovers; romeo & juliet: young lovers, unexpectedly separated by fate Unfaithful wife: woman married to older man, but interested in young & attractive men Hero: leaves community to bring honor
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