Jose Pena
-professor: jason smith
My primary archetype is the “wanderer”. The journey of the wanderer begins when the pain of being an orphan becomes too great, it’s the act of stepping out of the normal confines., the search for answers, and something different. This marks the beginning of the hero’s journey. The primary trait is curiosity which is often stirred when one is dissatisfied with their “normal” life; This relates much to Coraline as early on in the story the reader gets a taste of her interest in exploring which pretty much shows her main archetype to be that of the wanderer. The positive traits of the wanderer is that while in this state of searching life becomes an adventure, things become exciting, different, and unpredictable. The negative traits of being a wanderer is that you give up all sense of community, so even if you’re traveling with a group of like minded people the journey inward is still and always will be a solitary one. But even so this can be a positive thing as well because you’ll learn to rely and trust in yourself.
As mentioned above i feel that Coraline's main archetype is the wanderer, this is realized as soon as the story begins; You get a feel for her sense of exploration and adventure. it’s all portrayed in very first page as you read about her “discovering” the door.From the very beginning you understand her need to look around. Aside from being a “normal” curious child she’s fairly limited and uninterested in her current life...with her father (who’s warm and plays with her when he can) and mother (which she finds boring) constantly working and barely having any time to spend with her, to the empty promises she’s used to, It may be fair to say that Coraline is a little unsatisfied so she explores to find answers. Once she discovers the other world beyond the door and her “other” parents she begins to get the answers she was searching for. I say my archetype (wanderer) is active throughout the entire story (due to Coraline's characteristics).
Knowing my archetype helps me understand Coraline because it helps me relate to her. As a reader reading any book, or a viewer watching any movie the character should relate to you in some way for you to feel for them. Although Coraline is a surreal fantasy she holds characteristics that can relate to anybody but understanding my archetype makes it a little easier to relate to her since we both share the same main archetype. If others understood the wanderer archetype it would help them understand Coraline's curious nature a little more but i don’t feel it’s a necessity to understand my main archetype since the story pretty much spells out the reasons why she does the things she does anyway.
-professor: jason smith
My primary archetype is the “wanderer”. The journey of the wanderer begins when the pain of being an orphan becomes too great, it’s the act of stepping out of the normal confines., the search for answers, and something different. This marks the beginning of the hero’s journey. The primary trait is curiosity which is often stirred when one is dissatisfied with their “normal” life; This relates much to Coraline as early on in the story the reader gets a taste of her interest in exploring which pretty much shows her main archetype to be that of the wanderer. The positive traits of the wanderer is that while in this state of searching life becomes an adventure, things become exciting, different, and unpredictable. The negative traits of being a wanderer is that you give up all sense of community, so even if you’re traveling with a group of like minded people the journey inward is still and always will be a solitary one. But even so this can be a positive thing as well because you’ll learn to rely and trust in yourself.
As mentioned above i feel that Coraline's main archetype is the wanderer, this is realized as soon as the story begins; You get a feel for her sense of exploration and adventure. it’s all portrayed in very first page as you read about her “discovering” the door.From the very beginning you understand her need to look around. Aside from being a “normal” curious child she’s fairly limited and uninterested in her current life...with her father (who’s warm and plays with her when he can) and mother (which she finds boring) constantly working and barely having any time to spend with her, to the empty promises she’s used to, It may be fair to say that Coraline is a little unsatisfied so she explores to find answers. Once she discovers the other world beyond the door and her “other” parents she begins to get the answers she was searching for. I say my archetype (wanderer) is active throughout the entire story (due to Coraline's characteristics).
Knowing my archetype helps me understand Coraline because it helps me relate to her. As a reader reading any book, or a viewer watching any movie the character should relate to you in some way for you to feel for them. Although Coraline is a surreal fantasy she holds characteristics that can relate to anybody but understanding my archetype makes it a little easier to relate to her since we both share the same main archetype. If others understood the wanderer archetype it would help them understand Coraline's curious nature a little more but i don’t feel it’s a necessity to understand my main archetype since the story pretty much spells out the reasons why she does the things she does anyway.
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