Archetypes


 * CHAPTER 1-6 **
 * //__SITUATIONAL ARCHETYPE __//**
 * The Unhealable Wound: Boo Radley's with the law as a child **


 * Boo Radley's trouble with the law when he was young causes him to be condemned to house arrest by his father practically forever. He is never seen since and has been rumored to have gone crazy. Boo is never able to fully bounce back and become normal or seen socially in society after the incident happened.


 * //__CHARACTER ARCHETYPES __//**
 * Hunting Group of Companions: Scout, Jem, and Dill **


 * The three characters spend two summers bonding and playing adventurous games together. Some of their games could even be considered danger, because they are risky and sort of inappropriate. Their games involving Boo are particularly dangerous, and almost get them shot. The three get into many childish situations together.


 * The Devil Figure: Arthur "Boo" Radley **


 * Boo is rumored to be a murderer gone crazy. The main characters taunt Boo to come out of his home, although they are secretly scared of him. He has not been seen in fifteen years and is unanimously feared by the community. Boo is the "devil figure", because he is feared of in the story and the one not to be messed with.


 * //__SYMBOLIC __//**// **__ARCHETYPES__** //
 * Fire vs. Ice: Scout vs. Miss Caroline Fisher **


 * Scout is a quick learner who is knowledgeable for her age and understands people and their situations. Miss Caroline is ignorant when it comes to teaching and her students. They have opposite personalities and views, which is why they don't necessarily get along well. Jem is the fire that is always looking to explore and learn new things and people, whereas, Miss Caroline is, in a sense, bitter and does not seem to know how to get along with children as her job.


 * Haven vs. Wilderness: the Finchs' Home vs. the Radleys' Home **


 * The Finchs' home is a safe, loving environment that the children are free and happy to live in. It is a typical family home full of love and security. The Radleys' home is distraught and out of balance. The family is unstable and mysterious, and no one seems to know the situation going on in their home. The Finchs' home is a safe haven for the kids to live in, whereas, the Radley's home is a mysterious wilderness they take interest in exploring and discovering secrets.


 * Light vs. Darkness: Scout vs. Arthur "Boo" Radley **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Scout is optimistic and full of life. She is mostly a spirited, lighthearted girl who is friendly and fair to everyone she encounters, no matter what. Boo Radley, on the other hand, is extremely isolated and lonely. No one has seen him for years, and he is unanimously known not to be messed with. Scout is light, because she presents herself to everyone and is outgoing. Boo is darkness, because he deducted himself from society and keeps to himself.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">By: Tom Robinson **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Chapter 7-12 **
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">SITUATIONAL ARCHETYPE __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">The Initiation: Jem becomes an adult **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Jem turns 12 and begins to act more like an adult. He starts to demand that Scout quit "pestering" him and act more like a girl. People also begin treating him more like an adult as he matures.


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">CHARACTER ARCHETYPES __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">T ****<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">he Outcast: Boo Radley **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Boo Radley is still cut off from society, but in this section he begins to show acts of kindness by sending Jem and Scout "gifts" through a knothole in the fence. He still hides although he begins to gain sympathy from some characters.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">The Earth-mother: Ms. Maudy **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Throughout this section, Ms. Maudy acts as a sort of "safe haven" for the children. She is often the place they go when they are experiencing turmoil and she often helps them forget about their troubles. She enjoys the children’s company and gives them advice on how to handle things.


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">SYMBOLIC __****__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">ARCHETYPES __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">The Mockingbird explained **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">In this section of the book, the title and the cover art begin to be explained. We see Boo Radley leaving stuff such as a wristwatch and little figurines in the hole in the fence just like the knick-knacks on the cover of the book. The title "To Kill a Mockingbird" is explained a little as well. Mockingbirds are peaceful majestic creatures at heart and our law forbids us to kill them. Boo Radley is like a mockingbird because although he may be strange on the outside, he really is kind on the inside.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">The Fire: A change in direction **

<span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">By Atticus
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">The fire in this section changes the mood of the book dramatically. In section 1, the book followed the adventures of Scout, Dill, and Jem as they enjoyed themselves during the summer. It was filled with a sense of childhood innocence. After the fire, the book becomes a much darker story, beginning with the trial of Tom Robinson, and the Finch children's first real taste of the outside world.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Chapter 13-18 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">‍ ****<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">‍ ****//__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Situational Archetype __//**


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">The Initiation: Downtown **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Jem and Scout follow Atticus downtown and intervene to help Atticus against the mob. Scout talks to the mob and reminds them that they are human and then it disperses. This is Scout's "Initiation" because it teaches her life lessons about how to act towards people and a person’s true nature.


 * //__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">Character Archetypes __//**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">The Loyal Retainer: Atticus **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Atticus attempts to shelter Scout, Jem, and even Dill from the harshness of the real world. He warns them to avoid Mr. Radley and to avoid talking about "Boo" Radley's story. Atticus attempts to protect them even after they save him from the mob trying to get Tom by telling Scout, Jem, and Dill to stay home from the trial.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Mentor: Calpurnia **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Calpurnia helps show Jem and Scout the right way to live life. Atticus even goes so far as to say she is better at than a mother would be. Calpurnia teaches them how to be around others and makes sure they go to church to learn morals.


 * //__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">Symbolic Archetypes __//**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">Light vs. Darkness: Tom Robinson vs. Mr. Ewell **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">Tom Robinson is, as far as we know, a good person accused of a crime he did not commit. Mr. Ewell has been cast as a bad character that is lazy, a father who drinks away all their money, and who raises his children to follow his footsteps.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">Haven vs. Wilderness: Scout's home vs. Downtown **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">The house of the Finches is portrayed as safe place from the world. It is where they go if they are in trouble as with when Jem ravages the garden. Downtown is seen as a far less safe place. This is shown by how the mob forms to get Tom Robinson. A haven is a safe place where all your worries are put at ease. The wilderness is a wild, dangerous place like downtown.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">Intelligence vs. Educated Stupidity: Atticus vs. Mr. Ewell **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Atticus is shown to be intelligent, good and fair in the case of Tom Robinson and is able to keep a cool head. Mr. Ewell is accusing Tom Robinson of a crime that is becoming more and more obvious the Mr.Ewell committed. Mr.Ewell is shown to be both archetypal and literally uneducated.

<span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">By:"Boo" Radley
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Chapter 19-24 **
 * //__<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">Situational Archetype __//**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The Task: Atticus proving that Tom Robinson is innocent. **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Atticus has to prove that Tom Robinson is innocent in order for people to stop calling a "Nigger-lover", for people to respect him again, and for his children’s sake. Getting people to realize the truth and to trust a black person will be hard because "black people can't be trusted". With a white man’s word against a black man’s; sadly most people will listen to the white man and call the black man a liar. Proving that he is innocent will allow the children to keep their heads up so they no longer have to listen to other people call their dad names. This will keep them from getting in trouble, especially Scout because she tended to get in fights with others because of this. If Tom Robinson is proven innocent then the black people of Maycomb will be more respected, the white people who are calling him guilty will be mad, but Atticus and his family will be respected and self-confident again.


 * //__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 17px;">Character Archetypes __//**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">T ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">he Mentor: Atticus **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 17px;">Atticus is a role model because he is doing the right thing by taking and defending (a black person) Tom Robinson's case; even if the whole city of Maycomb is against him and saying he is guilty of rape. He is also a counselor for his kids because they hear a lot of bad things about their dad and he has to tell to keep their heads and to not to worry because it will all be over soon. His children have to keep their heads so that they don't get in fights or disrespect their elders.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The Earth-Mother: Calpurnia **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 17px;">Calpurnia is the earth-mother because she looks after Jem and Scout. Atticus tells Aunt Alexandra that she is harder on them than any mother would be on her own children. She makes sure that they are ok and helps them and points them in the right direction when needed. Calpurnia makes sure that they are clean, have clean clothes, eat, she teaches them manors, and how to be a young man and a young woman.


 * //__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 17px;">Symbolic Archetypes __//**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Wisdom vs. Educated Stupidity: Atticus vs. Maycomb **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 17px;">Atticus is well educated but he is also wise because of age, how he was brought up, and from all the experience that he has. He believes that Tom Robinson is innocent with the word of someone that was really there while society thinks he is guilty with the word of a white man who didn't see anything and because he is black. The society believes that all black men are criminals and lie just because they are a different skin color and a lower class.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Fire vs. Ice: Atticus' Home vs. Downtown **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 17px;">Inside of Atticus' house; him, his children, Calpurnia, and Aunt Alexandra can learn, read, and speak freely without anybody being judged by the outside society. They (except Aunt Alexandra) accept black people for who they are and they don't judge them by their skin color. Unlike the other people of Maycomb, who judge others by their skin color and by how much money they make. They are close minded and think that all black people are criminals and always lie. Atticus' home is a place for growth and open-mindedness. They are able to ask questions without being turned down the answer and receiving the truth instead of false answers.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Haven vs. Wilderness: Scout's Home vs. School **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 17px;">Scout always feels safe at home because she is not provoked in any way to beat anybody up; she is able to read without being told that she is doing it wrong; she is also able to go to her dad for anything that she has a question with. Her dad tells her not to worry and that everything will be ok. At school all the kids call her father a "nigger-lover", which is provoking her to want to punch them. Another thing is her teacher is telling her that her dad needs to stop teaching her to read because he is teaching her wrong and she needs to be taught the right way. Scout feels the safest and more secure at home than anywhere else in Maycomb.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 17px;">By: Scout Finch **

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