Male Archeotype

Male Warrior Archetype

An archetype is a pattern that is seen everywhere. Most archetypes are the main characters, their personality; an archetype could be an image an event or even an item. Archetypes have been around since forever, they are pattern reoccurring through like, and are always seen in novels. In the five books chosen to read all had a pattern, it may not have been the same one in each novel, but each one had a reoccurring pattern. The pattern that was mainly found in these five American novels was the hero. The expectations and morals for heroes have changed over time. The difference is also seen in each novel chosen since they were written or occurred in a different time in history.

The first novel read was "The Awakening" published in 1899. The author of this novel is Kate Chopin. During the time this book was written the industrial revolution was going on, so that meant that women were becoming independent. During this time the suffrage movement and the abolitionist movement grew during the Civil War. After the war the abolitionist's went ahead with an 1868 amendment to the Constitution, which allowed people to vote regardless of race, creed, or color, but not sex. Suffragists pushed on until 1870 when the 15th Amendment allowed the right to vote regardless of color or creed but not gender, that didn't occur until the 1920's. This novel involves romanticism the romantic theme in the novel is Edna's search for individuality and freedom. She wanted Freedom to decide what to be, how to think, and how to live. Two motifs of the Romantic Movement occur: rebellion against society and death. Ringe points out that Edna lies between two limits in life and is completely alone in the universe. This is a condition that is a feature of romanticism. Other romantic elements of the text are frequent inner thoughts, memories of childhood, the personified sea and its sensuous call, the fantastic talking birds, the mysterious woman in black, the romantic music playing almost constantly in the background, the dinner party, the gulf spirit, and the desire to express herself through art. Another literary movement noticed in this book is naturalism and is seen in the portrayal of Edna as hostage to her biology. She is a female, has children, and is a wife in a society that dictates behavioral norms