Blog Entry 6: Reflection

Using your Pearson Archetype test pick ONE archetype to discuss by writing a blog entry about the following:

1. What are the main characteristics (both positive and negative) of the archetype you have chosen?

  
 WARRIOR

POSITIVE CHARACTERISTICS
A warrior has to have a clear and definite purpose in life.A warrior is always alert, leads, loyal, brave, has honor, strong, determine, mindful, adaptable, minimalist, decisive,emotionally detached, a creative Destroyer, awake,vigilant, has awareness , always watching, observing, studying, and planning.

NEGATIVE CHARACTERISTICS

 A warrior may feel lost and restless, like is drifting along instead of marching ahead. The Warrior is mindful of life and of death. Courage is rooted in the fact that they are not afraid to die. Life’s shortness brings clarity to there mind. He/she knows that any minute could be there last so he/she makes every day and decision count. Death is all around a warriors life ( they must always face death).

2. Find a picture on the web that you think demonstrates your chosen archetype and post it to your blog with an explanation as to why you chose this picture and what it means to you. What symbols does the image employ to "describe" your archetype?

All these pictures can describe a certain characteristic of a "WARRIOR". The first picture demonstrates strength and no sympathy. A warrior must block all there feeling in order to survive and to succeed. It also shows how death is all around a warriors life and he must choose to kill or be killed, its survival of the fittest. The second picture shows how success can also be his downfall, he looks powerful and successful but yet darkness, sadness and loneliness is all around him, all he has is his flag of honor, horse and sword. The last picture demonstrates strength and power.

3. What sub-types or examples can you think of for your archetype? Are the Anima and Animus figures different?

Subtype Name: Warrior
Subtype Description: Warriors are battle ready and also willing to fight.
Subtype Origin: Being a child in a world without technology causes some to pick up sticks and whack things with them
Subtype Specialties: Two-Handed, Sword and Shield, Unarmed
Subtype Abilities: Can wear heavy armor made by a blacksmith, tends to rush in and fight instead of stay back and plan.

**a domain of the unconscious that transcends the personal psyche. In the unconscious
of the male, it finds expression as a feminine inner personality: anima; equivalently, in the unconscious of the female it is expressed as a masculine inner personality: animus.

 I believe that the Anima and Animus figures are not different because a warrior either male or female must never show fear or resistance. There character must be strong and show independence in order to lead. Sex cant infer-fear with a warriors character or strength.

4. What sort of heroic journey (Monomyth) does your archetype usually have? You may use examples.

A warrior usually falls under the fight between good and evil (THE ORDEAL). They must over come there fears to cross back the threshold in order to go back home for there (REWARD) and be honored for there victory.

5. Finally, where is your Archetype expressed in the movie you chose for the Monomyth?

  Ethan seems to be the warrior of the movie "DUE DATE" because even tho he caused so much k-ass, with his help there both crossed the threshold to get back home and that was there whole goal since the movie started. He also assisted the birth of peters baby by cutting the umbilical cord and gave Peter the faith that was missing in his life.

 Warrior

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Blog Entry 5: Monomyth in Film

"DUE DATE"

                                                                 CHARACTERS

 

SEPARATION

Peter is separated from his pregnant wife and his home in Atlanta because of his job as an architect. His mission is to be back in time for the birth of his first child. When Peter dream’s about being in a forest with his wife who is in labor, he finds himself unable to reach her and help deliver the baby, but a grizzly bear ends up helping by chewing through the umbilical cord. (This dream helps predict the story line of the movie and gives a twisted interpretation of who the character Ethan is in the movie, dreams can represent a lot). Ethan's goal is to travel to California, Hollywood, (an unknown state for him leaving everything behind) to become a famous Hollywood actor and to find a beautiful ocean where he can let go and throw his father’s ashes. They both must travel to the same place but there reasons of going to California are very different. Yet they stick together and form a “bond” to get to their place of destination.They are both put out of there comfort zone, have to get along and have to adjust to certain changes  in order to survive.

ADVENTURE

The adventure begins once he meets Ethan. Ethan brings and forms of problems and harsh situations into Peter’s life. He makes Peters mission of seeing his baby be born an adventure full of worries and problems. He first meets Ethan due to a car accident, the limo’s door peter was in was knocked off by the car Ethan was in. When he realizes they both took the wrong bag Peter gets blamed for having “marijuana”. It doesn’t stop there after boarding the plane he realizes Ethan is sitting behind him in first class, using the words "terrorist" and "bomb", Ethan gets Peter shot by a Federal Air Marshal and both Peter and Ethan are forced off the plane before take-off. They are forced to travel together by car because they were both put in the No Fly List and have to find another way to get to California. Once they are in the car together bad situations start happening, from losing peters wallet and only having $60 to survive all the drive to California, not being a able to get money because Ethan keeps making mistakes. Ethan also crashes the car and Peter ends up having a broken arm and three cracked ribs.

Darryl (Peters "real" best friend) also plays a big role because he is the "helper" who comes and safes peter from all this crisis.

Ethan’s dog “Sonny” plays his side kick/best friend, since Ethan seems to play a loner character with a lot of emotional baggage, the dog is the only one he feels gives him comfort, love and Ethan seems to be very protective with sonny.

Ethan plays the “know it all” friend that really has no clue of what he is doing. As every attempt to fix a situation he makes it worse. Peter thinks he has everything under control but after attempting to leave Ethan behind he realizes his feeling play a big part of the movie and is not able to leave Ethan behind. He plays the fool.

Peters character almost becomes the victim hero, when he didn't want to go in the car with Ethan. The refusal is to give up his own interests.

 Crossroads, clueless hero (fool), orphan, wanderer, innocent, sidekick, the buddy are some of the Mono-myths that are shown in this movie. Every character shows and represent a different one.

RETURN
At the Grand Canyon Ethan says goodbye to his father and scatters his ashes. Peter confesses that he tried to leave Ethan back at the rest area and apologizes (Show of regret). Peter is able to be there for his wife’s labor. Ethan becomes an actor in Hollywood.They both accomplish their mission and objective of going to California. But if it wasn’t for sticking together they wouldn’t have made it. They realized they needed each other’s help in order for their adventure to pay off. Ethan assisted the birth of peters baby by cutting the umbilical cord, just like in Peter's dream. The two go their separate ways with the promise that Peter will call Ethan to keep their friendship intact.

 

I FOUND THIS VERY INTRESTING AND HELPFUL

 Traditional Archetypes

In modern times, researchers have been able to collect and compare the myths, legends, and religions of cultures from around the world. They have been fascinated to discover that for centuries, people who had no contact with each other at all had passed down stories whose characters and events were strikingly similar. Many great thinkers have tried to explain this phenomenon. Noted psychoanalyst Carl Jung introduced a theory that humans have a collective unconscious, which means that there is a store of information that we, as humans, somehow hold. This collection of information includes archetypes, or symbolic figures. Archetypes influence the way we think and behave, as people follow the same patterns throughout time and around the world.

Archetypal Character	Description	Examples
The Hero	A larger-than-life character that often goes on some kind of journey or quest. In the course of his journey, the hero demonstrates the qualities and abilities valued by his culture.	King Arthur, Odysseus, Luke Skywalker, Frodo
The Father Figure	The protector and leader	Mufasa from The Lion King
The Mother Figure	The protective nurturer and gentle provider	Ma Joad in The Grapes of Wrath
The Fatal Woman or Temptress	A woman who uses her power (intellect, magic, or most of all, beauty) to make men, especially the Hero, weak	Circe and the Sirens in The Odyssey, Lady Macbeth, Morgan le Fey
The Witch	A woman, often a hag (though she may be disguised as a beautiful young woman), who attempts to trap and destroy the protagonist	The Wicked Stepmother in fairy tales
Monster/Villain	The antagonist, especially in opposition to the hero.	The Big Bad Wolf from Little Red Riding Hood, The Giant in Jack and the Beanstalk
The Innocent	An inexperienced male or female character that is exposed to the evils in the world	Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, Little Red Riding Hood
The Alter Ego or Double	Reveals the dual nature of man	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Helpers                                                   ~ Wise Old Woman or Man                ~ Wise Animal	Characters that assist or guide the protagonist	Merlin, Yoda and Obi Wan Kenobi in Star Wars, Grandmother Willow in Pocahontas
The Trickster/The Fool	Characters who trick others to get them to do what s/he wants – they can be both virtuous and nefarious.	Puss-in-Boots, Road Runner, Fred & George Weasley
The Underdog	Characters who are always in the wrong place at the wrong time, but who usually win something of value in the end.	The Ugly Duckling, The Frog Prince, Neville Longbottom

http://www.slideshare.net/mrs.kocan/monomyth-8347286
THIS LINK EXPLAINS THE TYPES OF MONO MYTHS (GREAT HELP!)