1. Theme, Symbolism, Motif and Archetypes #2
Continued

2. Setting Archetypes The Garden - Symbolizes love and fertility
The Forest - Can be a wild place with dangers and beasts. It can also be a place to reconnect with nature.
The River - Water symbolizes life and the river can show life’s journey or boundaries.

3. Setting Archetypes
The Sea - Can be both good and evil, with dangers and treasures. It can also show infinity.
The Island - Symbolizes isolation
The Mountain - Climbing up can represent a spiritual journey.

4. Setting Archetypes
The Wasteland - A place for cleansing and finding inner strength
The Tower - Represents worship or power
The Small Town - This is where everyone knows everyone and judges them, so it represents intolerance.

5. Symbolic Archtypes Light - Hope or renewal Dark - Despair or ignorance
Water - Birth and life
Haven - Safety
Wilderness - Danger
Fire - Knowledge, rebirth
Ice - Death, ignorance

6. Symbolic Archtypes Black - Evil, mystery, death
Red - Passion, blood, lust
Green - The earth, growth, money, hope
White - Purity, peace, innocence
Blue – Purity, heavenly, motherly
Yellow – infidelity, happiness, cowardice

7. Symbolic Archtypes Three - Trinity; mind, body, spirit
Four - Seasons, elements
Square - Stability
Circle - Heaven, perfection, eternity
Spiral - Cosmic motion, growth

8. Symbolic Archtypes Clouds - Mystery Crescent moon - Change
Lightning - Inspiration
Hourglass - Time passing
Heart - Love

9. Character Archetypes The Bully - Intimidates others Romeo and Juliet
Tybalt

10. Character Archetypes
The Creature of Nightmare - Threatens the hero’s life
Beowulf
Grendel

11. Character Archetypes The Damsel in Distress - The hero rescues her
King Arthur
Guinevere

12. Character Archetypes The Devil Figure - Tempts the hero Harry Potter
Voldemort

13. Character Archetypes Dreamer - Wants to be something else
Fahrenheit 451
Guy Montag

14. Character Archetypes The Evil Genius - Seeks revenge and hates all
Frankenstein
The monster

15. Character Archetypes Friendly Beast - Assists the hero Star Wars
Chewbacca

16. Character Archetypes
The Hero - Main character who may fulfill a task or bring justice
Anthem
Equality

17. Character Archetypes The Initiates - Need training to become heroes
King Arthur
Arthur

18. Character Archetypes Mentors - Train and counsel the initiates
King Arthur
Merlin

19. Character Archetypes Martyr - Willing to die for a cause The Crucible
John Proctor

20. Character Archetypes
The Outcast - Exiled for a crime and becomes a wanderer
Night
Moshe The Beadle

21. Character Archetypes
The Star-Crossed Lovers - The pair usually meet tragedy
Romeo and Juliet

22. Character Archetypes
Survivor - Never gives up and always pulls through
The Odyssey
Odysseus

23. Character Archetypes
The Temptress - A beautiful woman who seduces the hero
The Crucible
Abigail Williams

24. Character Archetypes
Messiah (Christ like) Figure – a spiritual or prophetic character who parallels Jesus.
Lord of the Flies
Simon

25. Character Archetypes Tyrant - Wants to be in charge The Odyssey
Antonius

26. Character Archetypes
Wizard - Has special powers
The Hobbit
Gandalf