A universally recognized pattern of symbol in literature is known as an archetype. In the 2009 film Avatar by writer/producer/director James Cameron, there are some very prominent archetypes. Avatar is about a soldier named Jake on the distant planet Pandora. Using genetic engineering, scientists created clones of the natives and neurologically connected them to Jake, so when he goes into a machine, he changes so he controls the Avatar’s body. His goal is to gain the natives trust and make them let humans take the precious metal, but once Jake learns of their culture, he joins their side and they fight against the humans. Avatar used character archetypes, “hero’s journey” archetypes, and symbolism archetypes to propel the plot. Archetypes propel Avatar’s plot by giving reason and meaning for characters and events, and the story. …show more content…
After the Na’vi’ Hometree was destroyed, Jake went back to the Na’vi’ people in his Avatar form and began to comprehend the destruction that came by the hands of the “sky people”. Jake realized that he could’ve helped the Na’vi’, but more importantly, through the destruction of the Hometree he realized that the Na’vi’ and himself needed to exact revenge on the “sky people.” Jake realized that he could have helped the Na’vi, but more importantly, through the destruction of the Hometree, he realized that the Na’vi’ and himself needed to exact revenge on the “sky people.” This was an important turning point in the plot of the movie because it led to Jake going back to the Na’vi, where he convinced the Omaticaya people to gather the other clans and fight. This kept the story going was the main event leading up to the climax, which was, in turn, caused partially by this event. The approach to the innermost cave was very important because it brought together all the clans of Na’vi’ and set up everything in preparation for the