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What Is The Archetypes In Star Wars

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In the movies Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets along with the books Beowulf and Grendel there are many universal archetypes that reveal a deeper meaning within each of the works that help readers and viewers understand the true purpose of that work. The archetypes including the Magic Weapon, Lightness vs. Darkness, and The Hero all come together and bring out all of the universal ideas and themes that bring out the true meaning and purpose in these works that people crave. The Magic Weapon would represent the hero or protagonist being able to use his or her given power or ability to defeat those who are evil. Lightness vs. Darkness would represent the good times and bad times between the struggle …show more content…

In Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope there are many characters that have a weapon or power that allows them to defeat the overall villain, Dark Vader, who poses a threat to the rebellion. Obi-Wan Kenobi possesses the power of the force and eventually teaches Luke Skywalker the ways of the force and how he can use it to help defeat Dark Vader and his army. In Beowulf the great knight known as Beowulf must complete the difficult task of defeating the monster Grendel and the way he does this is by using powerful sword and armor that give him the strength greater than any other man to defeat the evil figures who pose a threat. In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry was being attacked by the snake that Voldemort that he had sent to kill Harry so Harry had to use the Godric Gryffindor’s sword to defeat the snake and save his own life and those around him. The Magic Weapon reveals the ability for the hero to defeat the villain and this also reveals the action that people crave in a film or piece of literature as the Magic Weapon is the one thing that is going to cause the drama and action between good and …show more content…

Darkness is a major archetype that represents good and evil and even the main characters whether they are a hero or villain. In Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope there are two sides that represent the Lightness and the Darkness which are the Rebellion who is led by Luke Skywalker and the Empire who is run by Dark Vader. In this particular movie The Empire is trying to spread darkness and destroy the rebellion, however, it is up to Luke Skywalker to fight back and defeat the Empire to restore lightness. In the short story of Grendel, the monster known as Grendel lives beneath the earth in an underwater lair which would represent the darkness and there is a side unknown to him and that is the normal world which represents the lightness. In the short story of Beowulf darkness is spread across the land by the evil creature known as Grendel and he must be stopped the one and only Beowulf who will use his powers to restore lightness to the land ruled by King Hrothgar. The archetype of Lightness vs. Darkness reveals the true characteristics that separate the light and the dark and how that with these two compared against each other it gives a sense of suspense as to what is going to happen

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Beowulf contains many different archetypal characters developing the plot. The hero and the outcast are two of those characters essential to the development of the story. The archetypal hero is a figure known to be larger than life. The hero strives his/her entire life for self-fulfillment which results in his/her own death or destruction. The outcast is a character who is physically separated from society due to a physical impairment or an emotional difference.

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Throughout the poem Beowulf, the author, whom to this day is still unknown, uses light and darkness to explain good and evil characters and events. This unknown author describes Beowulf, the hero of the story, and other people and events as bright, as well as making many references to the sun and sunlight. The monster that Beowulf defeats named Grendel, is often described as a shadow or only emerging in the dark of night. The imagery is used with light and dark is used to represent the good and evil that the author saw as he was Anglo-Saxon and likely pagan as well. Imagery is used often throughout the poem, but especially when Grendel and Beowulf are first introduced and when they fight.

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Everyone will face evil at some point in their lives, but the way the evil is embraced or deflected will differ among every man. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, symbolism is used to communicate the theme of Understanding the Inhumanity/Inherent Evil of Man as represented through the double ended spear, the fire, and the Lord of the Flies. The spear represents the evil inside of humankind and the perception that killing and hurting each other out of anger is acceptable. Fire symbolizes the evil act of stealing to achieve a human wants. Lastly, the Lord of the Flies symbolizes the Inherent Evil of Man through demonstrating that a boy understood that the evil is within them instead of around them, and is not something that could be killed

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