Essays about: "mother archetype"

Found 4 essays containing the words mother archetype.

  1. 1. A Jungian Reading of The Midnight Library : Individuation Theory and Literary Criticism

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : HANA MIKAEILI; [2023]
    Keywords : Jung; Matt Haig; Jungian literary criticism; individuation; mother archetype; animus; complex; shadow; library; mental health;

    Abstract : The essay is a Jungian reading of the novel The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig, using Jung’s individuation theory. The author attends to the psychological journey of Nora, the protagonist on a quest of finding her identity. She struggles with anxiety and depression and commits suicide. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Super-Male and the Super-Female : Gender Criticism in Watchmen

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Gunnar Ernsth Bravell; [2019]
    Keywords : Watchmen; Superheroes; Comics; Gender Studies;

    Abstract : This essay aims to analyze if the graphic novel Watchmen criticizes the conventions of the superhero comic genre in regards to gender. The literary theory applied is gender studies. The essay examines the visual portrayal of male and female characters, as well as the male-dominated narrative. READ MORE

  4. 3. 'And then there were none...' - Niobe and her Children

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Antikens kultur och samhällsliv

    Author : Dafni Margari-Paschali; [2013]
    Keywords : tragedy; mythological example; deconstruction; hubris; Niobids; Niobe; Greek mythology; Attic black-figure pottery; Attic red-figure pottery; Italian red-figure pottery; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : How can a myth for human arrogance and slaughter have a consolatory effect? Niobe, a proud mother of six sons and an equal number of daughters, claimed superiority over Leto, mother of Apollo and Artemis. As a consequence for this insolence, she was deprived from her motherhood; the divine archers slaughtered her children one by one. READ MORE

  5. 4. "What Am I? What Do I Want?" : An analysis of The Glassy Sea by Marian Engel

    University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

    Author : Chantal Albépart-Ottesen; [2001]
    Keywords : Marian Engel; Glassy Sea;

    Abstract : The essay is a study of The Glassy Sea by the Canadian author Marian Engel. The novel focuses on the main character's self exploration ans her search for identity. A Jungian approach to this novel is particularly appropriate since the author makes use of several achetypes and symbols. READ MORE