3.2.2.4 - Archetypes
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What is an archetype?
💡 Hint: Think of common character types in your favorite stories.
Name a hero from any well-known story.
💡 Hint: Consider characters you know that face significant challenges.
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What is an archetype?
💡 Hint: Think about the patterns you notice in many stories.
The villain archetype typically represents which of the following?
💡 Hint: Which character usually challenges the hero?
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Compare and contrast the hero archetype in two different literary works, assessing how each hero's journey impacts the story's themes.
💡 Hint: Think about the growth each character undergoes contrasted with their environment.
Analyze how an author has deliberately chosen to subvert an archetype in a contemporary story, providing examples of how this affects reader perception.
💡 Hint: Consider the traits you expected versus what you received in the story.
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