What Archetype situation/s do you see or foresee developing?

Part one

CONTENT/LECTURE/CLASS – 10/22
Added Note: I alluded to our work on the text of The Ballad of the Sad Cafe,” being connected to our work in our Drama Unit.
More specifically, we will be using this story as the text through which we will explore how to create a dramatic visualization of a literal text.
Objective: to gain an understanding of McCullers’ story.
First Narrative Term:
Archetype Characters: An archetype in literature is a typical character that seems to represent universal patterns of behaviors recognizable to all cultures. An archetype is “an original model from which all characters of the same type are modeled. Archetypes are not only recognizable, they are relatable. Some easily recognizable/ relatable archetypes are:
>The hero/heroine : the successful hero/heroine often embodies super human traits – often of an unknown origin – often disappears into the vast beyond once the heroic deed is done
> the tragic hero/heroine evokes pity in the reader as he/she goes through a reversal of fortune.
>The Mother — aka The Caregiver: provides comfort, guidance, direction – often female – as we know from
Cinderella, there are often anti-mother figures as well.
>The Innocent Youth: both innocent and young, often the victim of circumstances over which he/she will surmount while coming of age.
> The Mentor — aka The Sage: the teaher, supervisor, or advisor – stands for wisdom and education
>The Villain: embodies evil and/or anti-social behavior. He/She tries to thwart the hero/heroine
>The Trickster: can be a shape-shifter, often an animal with human properties, can work magic
> The Damsel in Distress: weak, demure female in need is saving
>The Outcast – is just that, someone who has been cast out ( aka Other)
The Value of Archetypes: The value of these character types contributes to the universality of the story while appealing to aspects of human nature that most readers can identify with. (information from Archetypal Characters: Your Literary Guide).
Second Narrative Term:
Archetype Situations in Literature: These are similar to and have cross overs with MASTER PLOTS
The Journey
The Initiation
Good Versus Evil
The Fall
Coming of Age
Birth
Death
Rebirth
The Four Seasons
Mating Rituals
IN-CLASS ACTIVITY – Please answer the questions below: 25 pts.
In the first 14 pages of The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, McCullers introduces two main characters. Miss Amelia, and Cousin Lymon. From what you read in our lecture, characterize each character with whichever archetype best applies. Keep in mind that it is possible for a character to be made up of more than one archetype. Also keep in mind, a character can be made up of the “ANTI” archetype also. 5 pts.
What Master Plot/s do you see developing so far? 5 pts.
What Archetype situation/s do you see or foresee developing? 5 pts.
The very first two paragraphs of the story is an “establishing” narrative. What does it establish in terms of setting? 5 pts.
What types of behaviors does Miss Amelia display? What are the motivations for them, do you think? 5 pts.

part two

Finish the story.
The story opens and closes with the same scene. What purpose does this serve? 5 pts.
In the story, it explains Marvin and Henry Macy’s childhoods. She tells us that Marvin Macy “…was one of seven unwanted children.” She details what happens to the children “who are abandoned by their parents altogether” — Do the math. Where is the 7th child? 5 pts.
When the author has described the “start of the cafe,” she ends the paragraph with this line: “And so ended three days and nights in which had come an arrival of a stranger, an unholy holiday, and the start of the cafe” ( 9). Discuss the many levels of this line. 5 pts.
The third paragraph of the story reveals the entirety of it — discuss why an author would tip her hand so early, and why one would read a story, the outcome of which is already known. 5 pts.

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