Archetypes , Irony , and Point of View - English II

Archetype

Behavioral pattern and reflection of that behavior in a story

Hero

- Larger than life

- Complete quest

- Traumatic events

- Unusual circumstances

Mentor

- Protect and teach hero

- Adviser → hero succeeds

Trickster

Trick others to get what they want

Good or evil

Villain

Bad guy - antagonist

Mother Figure

Nurturer , the giver

Loving and supportive - nurtures hero , hero’s rock

Advice giver → tender with hero

Temptress

Uses power to make men and other characters weak

Underdog

Starts with disadvantages , but perseveres in the end

Irony

Contrast between expectations and reality

Dramatic Irony

Audience knows something a character does not

Situational Irony

What happens in the story is the opposite of what the reader expects to have

Verbal Irony

Speaker says one thing , but means another

POV

Who the narrator in a work is from , what voice or angle of vision , or perspective a story or other literacy work is told

1st POV

Narrator is the character

3rd person

Distanced from story

3rd person omniscient

Narrator knows everything about every character

3rd person limited

Narrator knows everything of a limited number of characters