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Archetypes—Part III:The Journey Itself

by Don L. F. Nilsenand Alleen Pace Nilsen

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STAGE 2

The Seeker

The Destroyer

The Lover

The Creator

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THE SEEKER

The seeker moves from wandering aimlessly and trying out new things through trying to climb the ladder of success to looking for spiritual guidance.

EXAMPLES: Goldilocks, Indiana Jones, Don Juan, Leo the Late Bloomer, Luke Skywalker, Pinocchio

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Mormon Pioneers

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Seekers in Children’s Literature

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Two More Seekers

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Seeker: Peter RabbitNon Seekers: Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail

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More Seekers: Captain Kirk, Captain Picard, Luke Skywalker, Jason & the Argonauts

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Another Seeker

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Still More Seekers

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Shadow Seekers are LazyLazy Jane

Lazy lazy lazy lazy lazy lazy lazy Jane,

She wants a drink of water

So she waits and waits and waits and waits and waits

For it to rain.

Shel Silverstein’s Where the Sidewalk Ends, page 87

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How Not To Have To Dry the Dishes

If you have to dry the dishes

(Such an awful, boring chore)

If you have to dry the dishes

(‘Stead of going to the store)

If you have to dry the dishes

And you drop one on the floor—

Maybe they won’t let you

Dry the dishes anymore.

Shel Silverstein’s A Light in the Attic, page 12

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THE DESTROYER

The Destroyer moves from confusion over experiencing pain and death of a loved one through accepting mortality to letting go of what is not important.

EXAMPLES: Beowulf, The Big Bad Wolf, Samson, The Terminator, Darth Vader Lord Voldemort

Warriors-Destroyers: Voldemort, Count Olaf, Darth Vader & President Snow

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THE LOVER OR FRIEND

The lover, friend, or sidekick is incomplete without the other lover, friend, or sidekick.

SHADOW EXAMPLES: Bathsheba, Delilah, Don Juan, Don Giovani, Byron’s Don Juan, Cassanova

Lovers

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Starcrossed LoversSiegfried awakens Brunhilde

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Star-Crossed Lovers

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More Star-Crossed Lovers

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More Star-Crossed Lovers

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Sidekicks: Sancho Panza in Gabrovo, Bulgariaand Tonto

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LOVERS, FRIENDS OR DOPPELGANGERS

Annie and Daddy Warbucks

Batman and Robin

Mark Anthony and Cleopatra

Robinson Crusoe and Friday

Hansel and Gretel

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson

Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde

Othello, Iago, and Desdemona

Peter and the Wolf

Don Quixote and Sancho Panza

Romeo and Juliet

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Tweedledum and Tweedledee

Friends

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Gemini: Castor and Poluxand Gemini Space Shuttle

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THE CREATOR

The Creator moves from daydreaming and imagining through knowing what is really important to allowing dreams to come true.

EXAMPLES: Kevin Costner in Field of Dreams, Frederick, The Purple Crayon

The Creator: Gepetto & Racho Kavacho (Gabrovo, Bulgaria)

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Two Stages of Creation

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Three Stages of Creation

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Creators in Children’s Literature

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An Inanimate Creator

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Four Italian Renaissance ArtistsCreators vs. Warriors

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