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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