Unit 2 ½: Additional Archetypes THE HEROINE’S JOURNEY ARCHETYPE OF A VILLAIN

WRAPPING UP THE HERO CYCLE Today’s Plan: 1)Check-in on the Hero Cycle Project 2)The Heroine’s Journey 3)Archetype of a Villain 4)Dissection Day: Lion King Film Clip 5)Idea Book Revision Time (Draft Check) Coming soon: Hero Cycle Tracking Project due Nov. 9/10. NO SCHOOL on November 11. Independent reading book (Latin American connection) needed in class on Nov. 12/13. THE DAILY NEWS WHAT’S UP IN THE WORLD OF WEBSTER October 30-Nov 1, 2015

A slightly inappropriate video that explains other archetypes in literature:

Women in Literature  “Damsel in Distress” – reinforces stereotypes that a woman must be rescued and that marriage is the ultimate goal for every woman

Women in Literature  The damsel in distress must endure “hardship, humiliation, and degradation and remain very patient until she meets a man of higher standing who will eventually see her for her true virtues and beauty and rescue her” (Lazar, as cited in Dutta). Dutta, Ritam. “The Making of a Woman: Gender Stereotypes in Cinderella and Aschenputtal.” Academia.edu. Online.

Women in Literature  Often women are portrayed as the goddess character, whose goal is to nurture and aid the hero on his quest. Many goddess characters take on the traits of one of these six mythological goddesses:  Athena  Artemis  Aphrodite  Hera  Persephone  Demeter

But some HEROINES are on their own quest!  Maureen Murdoch, author of The Heroine’s Journey, writes:  “The heroine must become a spiritual warrior. This demands that she learn the delicate art of balance…she first hungers to lose her feminine self and to merge with the masculine, and once she has done this, she begins to realize that this is neither the answer nor the end. She must not discard nor give up what she has learned throughout the her heroic quest, but learn to view her hard-earned skills and successes not so much as the goal but as one part of the entire journey. She will then begin to use these skills to work toward the larger quest of bringing people together, rather than for her own individual gain” (11).

The Heroine's Journey (adapted from Maureen Murdock) 1. SEPARATION FROM THE FEMININE 2. IDENTIFICATION WITH THE MASCULINE & GATHERING OF ALLIES 3. ROAD OF TRIALS, MEETING OGRES & DRAGONS 4. FINDING THE BOON OF SUCCESS 5. AWAKENING TO FEELINGS OF SPIRITUAL ARIDITY: DEATH 6. INITIATION & DESCENT TO THE GODDESS 7. URGENT YEARNING TO RECONNECT WITH THE FEMININE 8. HEALING THE MOTHER/DAUGHTER SPLIT 9. HEALING THE WOUNDED MASCULINE 10. INTEGRATION OF MASCULINE & FEMININE

Characteristics of the Heroine’s Journey:  Stays in community rather than venturing into the unknown  Often motherless (mother is not in the picture or the mother figure has abandoned/rejected the daughter)  Journey is more internal than external, but the heroine’s quest often relates to the community or society as a whole (fixing something in society that is broken)  Rather than an “atonement with the father” step, the heroine experiences a “descent to the goddess” (an allusion to Persephone’s trip to the underworld with motifs of death/resurrection, depression/grief, rebirth)  Multiple fates may befall the heroine

Coming soon: Whale Rider Analysis

Archetype of a Villain: Powerful: vast resources, magical powers, commander of armies, charm, etc. Intelligent: villains make worthy opponents… they are often a step ahead of the hero (ambition/pride/hubris) Wounded: physically and/or psychologically scarred; dark/”the other”

Archetype of a Villain: Immoral: being willing to break the moral code is what makes someone a villain; willing to do anything to accomplish their own personal goals (often fueled by greed, desire for power, revenge, etc.) Broken: villains were on their own journeys, but something went wrong; no human is born evil

Dissecting a Villain