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Theme, Symbols, Archetypes, and Motifs The differences and examples.

Theme The central idea or message in a work Do not use clichés to express theme: Love is a double edged sword. Instead use something like: The dangers of love and lust

Symbols The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object Clock = time/life

Motif A phrase, idea, or event that through repetition reveals a theme Used to reinforce the theme. In To Kill a Mockingbird, the motif of small town Southern life of Macomb reveals the goodness and pleasantness in life

The differences They are all kind of interconnected. The theme is the central message, A motif is an image, idea, symbol that reinforces the theme, and A symbol is a thing that helps us understand an idea or concept in a story.

Examples to clarify: The Great Gatsby Theme: The decline of the American dream in the 1920’s Motif: geography that is representative of class Symbol: The Valley of Ashes = The downtrodden poor

Archetype An abstract or ideal conception of a type: a perfectly typical example Situational, setting, character, symbolic The quest Small town The mentor The color yellow

Situational Archetypes The Quest – The search for someone or something to restore order and peace. Anthem Quest for knowledge

Situational Archetypes The Task – Something that must be done. Lord of the Rings Frodo destroying the ring

Situational Archetypes The Journey – The hero confronts trials along the way. The Odyssey The long journey home fraught with peril.

Situational Archetypes The Initiation - A character matures and takes responsibility To Kill a Mockingbird Jem and Scout both find maturity through their experiences.

Situational Archetypes The Magic Weapon - The hero has the ability to use this to be successful in the quest or to prove he or she is the chosen one King Arthur The sword in the stone Excalibur

Situational Archetypes The Unhealable Wound – A wound, physical or psychological, that never heals The Lord of the Rings Frodo is stabbed by the Morgal blade and the wound never heals completely

Situational Archetypes Death and Rebirth - Shows the circle of life The Great Gatsby James Gatz is reborn into Jay Gatsby. Also, Jay and Daisy’s love is reborn after its death.

Situational Archetypes Battle of Good and Evil - Good ultimately triumphs Night Nazis vs. the Jews

Situational Archetypes Innate Wisdom vs. Educated Stupidity - A character will have intuition and knowledge that is better than those in charge The Catcher in the Rye

Situational Archetypes Nature vs. Mechanistic World - This has nature as being good and technology as bad Fahrenheit 451