We have just gone over character archetypes in class.
You have spent time highlighting the main ideas in the descriptions, and found examples of the character archetypes in classic and contemporary texts. You have extended your ideas to create Tarot Cards, and you have begun to use your selected archetype in a fiction piece.
This week, I want you to examine the possible character archetypes you might have found in the novels you have been reading this year.
YOUR POST THIS WEEK: Select one of the characters you have met through your reading, and identify the archetype he or she is most like. Describe how he/she exemplifies the archetypal characteristics listed on your handout.
NOTE: Do not select THE HERO - we will be dealing with the hero later.
If you find that the character you select shares some qualities of an archetypal character, but generally is very different from the definition you have been given, you may also wish to discuss how the character is atypical of the archetypal characteristics.
PROVE IT: Incorporate at least one well chosen excerpt (direct quote) from the novel to help support the ideas in your comparison.
Remember to begin your post by introducing the book source and the author by title and name and properly citing this source following your direct quotation (Author, Title page).
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