Examples Of Archetypes In Harry Potter

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he Harry Potter film series exhibit situational, character, and symbolic archetypes. To begin, Harry Potter exhibits situational archetypes such as, The Quest, Death and Rebirth, and the Unhealable wound. The Quest is what the hero must accomplish in order to bring fertility back to the wasteland, which will restore peace, order, and normalcy to a troubled land. Harry is the hero all of the films and his ultimate quest is thorough throughout, to defeat Voldemort, the devil figure, and to save the wizarding world from Voldemort’s ways. Death and Rebirth is a motif that grows out of a parallel between the cycle of nature and the cycle of life. For example, Dumbledore has a bird named Fawkes. Fawkes is continuously loyal and courageous and portrays this archetype well when …show more content…

The Unhealable wound is Harry’s scar on his forehead. This scar is given to Harry by Voldemort and is something that connects them both indefinitely. To continue, Harry Potter exhibits character archetypes such as, The Hero, The Mentor, The Devil Figure, The Evil Figure with Ultimately Good Heart, and The Creature of Nightmare. The Hero and The Devil figure are represented through Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort. The Mentor is exhibited through Albus Dumbledore. He is old, wise, and teaches Harry all he can in the wizarding world until his death. He prepares Harry to be independent, brave and strong for the evil that comes to face. The Evil Figure with Ultimately Good Heart is demonstrated by Severus Snape in this film series. He is a devil figure as he accompanies Lord Voldemort in his plans. Severus Snape is ultimately good due to his immense loyalty to Dumbledore by listening to his order to killing him so that Lord Voldemort will have full trust in Severus. Overall, Severus keeps Harry and the wizarding world safe. The Creature of Nightmare is a monster usually summoned form the deepest and darkest of the human psyche to threaten the lives of the

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