Jungian psychology Essays

Carl G. Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology, comes up with several theories which influenced many fields from psychology to literature and films. Jung focuses on the deep sides of the psyche and he suggests that our unconscious part is also connected to our ancestors and myths in terms of archetypal norms (Jung 261) In Jungian psychology there are various levels of psyche such as persona, anima/animus, shadow, self and many more. Among these levels, shadow

Carl Jung, a psychotherapist and founder of analytical psychology has discovered that these personality types are from within the unconscious and are patterns that shape our perceptions. These patterns are called “archetypes”. Jung explains that these archetypes cannot be directly experienced, but can be culturally

Mental Battles at Sea 227. The number of days Pi survived at sea with little food, little water and, even a Bengal Tiger..or so he thought. Life of Pi, written by Yann Martel, describes the journey of a young boy named Piscine Patel, also known as Pi, whose father owns a zoo in India. When his family decides to sell the zoo and move to Canada, the freighter they travel in breaks down and sinks. Luckily, Pi gets on a life boat just in time but weirdly enough, with four zoo animals who were also in

An archetypal hero appears in all forms of literature, mostly known for its presence in religions and mythologies, but the hero itself is an expression of our “personal and collective unconscious” (Campbell’s A Hero With a Thousand Faces). In the novel, The Girl With a Pearl Earring, the main character, Griet, is arguably an archetypal hero due to her actions and character. The novel portrays a realistic fiction genre–taking place in the 16th century–about a maid named Griet, who has to support

An Archetype is a typical character, or action and situation that seem to represent universal patterns of human nature. For example a hero such as superman, he is a character who mainly shows goodness and struggles against evil in order to restore justice to society. Also, the joker is an archetype of a villain whose function is to go maintain evil and do harm to their enemy. The myth of Pygmalion is one of the most powerful and motivated ancient Greek myths, and became the main theme for theatrical

Archetypes in “Jane Eyre” Archetypes are a means of classifying characters, settings, and symbols to reflect an old representation or incarnation of a long used idea or person, and “Jane Eyre” by the illustrious Charlotte Bronte is hardly without them, having used, but most assuredly not limited to, the classic heroine, the mystical visionary, and preternatural darkness. Jane Eyre herself is employed not only as the novel’s main protagonist, but as a means of displaying qualities of being a classic

Mit Patel Mrs. Rogers English 1102 March 28, 2018 A Moral Test Toughest journeys lead to the greatest destinations. Life will present a moral test at one point in everyone’s life. A reward associated with passing a moral test is directly in proportion to the difficulty of the test. They will face challenges and intense struggles to pass a moral test. Only those will pass who have the strength to go through the struggles. In the story, “Bartleby the Scrivener,” ambiguity in Melville’s writing and

Lord of the Flies Heroic Quest Archetypal Criticism Throughout history, most fantasy writers have featured a hero in their writing. How do heroes in a story develop its theme? A novel by William Golding introduces a group of British schoolboys who survive a plane crash in the middle of World War II and find themselves stranded on an island. As they try to recreate the civilization they left behind, they elect a leader named Ralph along with his advisor, Piggy. However, a jealous Jack decides to

Patrick Suskind, the author of Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, writes a riveting story about a wonderfully talented boy, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, and his tragic journey through life which is infused with psychotic episodes. Jean-Baptiste’s journey can be further investigated by applying Carl Jung’s concept of archetype in his theory of the human psyche where he believes that archetypes reside within the “collective unconscious” of people all over the world. One such archetypal situation is observed

The Explorer archetype is a commonly found character in literature and media, representing an individual who is on a journey of discovery, often traveling to unknown or dangerous places in search of something new or meaningful. In DC Icons' Batman Nightwalker, the Explorer archetype is embodied in the character of Bruce Wayne, who is depicted as a young man who is still learning the ways of the world and seeking to understand his place in it. One of the key themes of the novel is the idea of distrust

HOOK********.The Help by Katheryn Stockett demonstrates literary elements that help tell the story. These include archetypes, irony, and symbolism, among others. All books display various character and story archetypes. An archetype is a model or an example of a typical character or story stereotype that is universally known. One example of a character Archetype in The Help is the ¨Ruler¨ role, someone with power and strong influence- Miss Hilly. She has more power than any other ladies in the group

In the short story “To Build a Fire”, Jack London uses naturalism and determinism to develop the plot. Naturalism pits the protagonist against the harsh conditions of the natural world that cares so little for humans. Determinism in this short story expresses that all outcomes result from a predetermined fate that the protagonist is bound to. The unnamed protagonist needed to have specific skills to be able to survive in these harsh conditions, but this protagonist had too many weaknesses and not

Fairy tales are characterized by their happy endings. In “Briar Rose” by the Grimm Brothers this is seen in Briar Rose’s marriage to the prince. Jane Yolen’s version of Briar Rose, however, differs greatly from the Grimm Brothers’ in answering what a happy ending implies. Yolen does not shy away from the trauma that Gemma, a Holocaust survivor, endures and subsequently, how it changes the way she deals with her past. In her version of Briar Rose, she transforms into a princess woken by true love’s

Piper Gonzalez Mrs.Orona English 4 6 February 2018 Hamlet character analysis essay “With new power comes abuse of power” (Rose).. As the father of Ophelia, Polonius feels he has some right to power. He wants power but not for the right reasons. Polonius plays a game of he said she said in order to manipulate the people around him in pursuance of power. In the play, Hamlet, William Shakespeare utilizes the character Polonius to show that the abuse of power, manipulativeness, corruptness, and social

Humanity lives life symbolically in an unexplainable way. It is through these symbols that one may get meaning out of it. For example, colors are often associated with moods such as blue for sadness and red for anger. Common sayings that relate to emotion from these colors are such as that of “feeling blue” or “red rage”. Shapes can also give the same effect, like circles associated with wedding rings to symbolize unity. Several environmental factors can have an effect on meaning and emotion. A large

In literature, an archetype is a character whose actions represent a certain type of person or a reoccurring symbol. Every one person has their own archetype that they can relate to, which forms personalities and certain behaviors. In Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, modern archetypes can be applied to Huck as the seeker and Jim as the caregiver. Hucks behavior can relate to the modern archetype known as the seeker. The seeker is someone who wants to search for a better life and

Historical Influences in To Kill A Mockingbird “The Great Depression was a time of devastation and uncertainty. After the stock market crashed in October 1929, millions of Americans lost their jobs and homes” (McCabe 12). Harper Lee used real-life events like the Great Depression– as To Kill A Mockingbird took place during this time period– as inspiration to give the book more authenticity. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, there are connections to the Jim Crow laws and mob mentality. The first

Miss Havisham’s Biggest Mistake Of course Miss Havisham made many mistakes in her life. Everyone eventually does. Was it falling in love with Compeyson? Was it adopting Estella in the first place? No, Havisham’s gravest mistake was the motivations she had for adopting her. In Great Expectations, Charles Dickens uses Miss Havisham to illustrate the negative impact of her desire to live through her daughter Estella. Miss Havisham is selfish. This is not something the readers can tell right away,

One minute it’s the middle May and your in class. You just want to got to sleep, and wake up when it’s summer. The next minute you're waking up, you look outside and see snow falling. What on Earth has happened? It can’t be snowing in May, can it? The only explanation to describe what is happening, is that you must have slept through the past six months of your life. Ok, so maybe this didn’t happen to you, but in the book Six Months Later, by Natalia D. Richard, Chole fell asleep and missed out

Sigmund Freud was a physiologist, medical doctor, psychologist and influential thinker of the early twentieth century. He was commonly referred to as the father of psychoanalysis. He studied the mind and believed it to be a complex energy structure. Through his studies and treatments, he believed that "with psychoanalysis he had invented a successful science of the mind, remains the subject of much critical debate and controversy" (Thornton). "Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, explained the