Archetypes
a recurrent image, symbol, character, or even situation that is an instinctual expression of man’s nature and experiences that are universal in nature.
Carl Jung
Carl Jung
Swiss psychologist and psychiatrist whose study of the nature of the human mind resulted in two basic concepts that are important in examining and analyzing literature.
collective unconsciousness
collective unconsciousness
unconscious/subconscious mental record of
all common human experiences (examples ––
love, passion, birth, death, anger, peace, evil,
spirituality, etc)
archetypes
archetypes
symbols which express our “collective unconscious,” which are our
common human experiences