BFMP 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Carl Jung, The Giving Tree
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Archetypes are a cross-cultural symbolic pattern or a set of characters. Psychologist carl jung bases this idea on the world of other thinkers. Platos form : we can only experince (perceive) things that resemble the ideal forms. Archetypes are a cross-cultural symbolic pattern or set of characters the great mother and father the trickster the femme fatale the hero. Stories attempt to explain the nature of the world and answer questions about existential issues creation apocalype forbidden love the quest. Amny stories follow a hero and their journey. Hero makes a tough decision, a moral choice. Childern usually identify with the hero and the correct moral choice. Joseph cambells book the hero with a thousand faces . Momomyth story of many myths around the world. Collection of myths (stories) from a particular culture of tradition. British poet and scholar, robert graves says myths served two purposes answering questions for childern exsistance. Focuses on gods created the world acknowledged and obeyed.
