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THE ONE STORY THEORY How is the “One Story” theory important to
the study of literary fiction?
What is intertextuality?• allusions, parodies
Who is Carl Jung and what is an archetype?• 12 Common Archetypes
Who is Joseph Campbell & what is the monomyth?• The Hero’s Journey
Intertextuality
Inter=in/insideText= literature
Examples of Intertextuality
http://youtu.be/N3vpFGbudpw
Intertextuality comes in the form of: ALLUSIONS-subtle/blatant references to
other literary texts PARODIES-humorously imitating the original
copy
The Archetype “Godfather”
A psychologist who theorized that the universal, mythic characters reside within peoples’ unconscious.
He recognized universal patterns in all stories and mythologies—regardless of culture or historical period.
First applied the term archetype to literature.
Nope,
not this Godfather…
This one,
Carl Jung
A Simple Definition…
an archetype is an original model or type which other similar things are patterned after
From the Greek roots:Archein= original/ oldTypos= pattern, model, or type
Translates to “original pattern”
Joseph Campbell: Monomyth
Joseph Campbell took Jung’s ideas and applied them to world mythologies.
Mono= one
HERO= Someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself
Authored A Hero with a Thousand Faces which refined the concept of hero and the hero’s journey
This is George Lucas, you know, the guy that created Star Wars
Some reasons Heros go on a Journey…
The quest for identity
The epic journey to find the promised land/to found the good city
The quest for vengeance
The warrior’s journey to save people
The search for love
The search of knowledge
The tragic quest: penance or self-denial
The fool’s errand
The quest to rid the land of danger
The grail quest for human perfection