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Stars Wars. Archetypal Traits of a Hero. Other Hero Archetypal Traits. Other Archetypes. White. Dark. Darth Vader Creatures that harm R2D2 in the beginning. White vs. Dark Princess Leia, R2D2 Leia’s army Color of lightsabers Storm troopers once good. Proves Himself on Quest. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Stars Wars Archetypal Traits of a
Hero
Other Hero Archetypal Traits
Other ArchetypesWhite• White vs. DarkPrincess Leia,
R2D2 Leia’s army • Color of
lightsabers• Storm troopers
once good
Dark
Darth VaderCreatures that harm R2D2 in the beginning
Proves Himself on Quest•Quest for Princess Leia• Luke destroys the first
Death Star, faces Darth Vader, trains with Yoda
Unusual Circumstance of Birth
•Luke never knew who his parents were or where he was born
Leaves Family and lives with others
•Lives with aunt and uncle•Leaves after their death and goes with Obiwan
Traumatic Event Leads to Quest
•Death of aunt and uncle
Special Weapon
•Lightsabor
Journey and Unhealable Wound
• Luke reaches the lowest point in his journey when he faces Vader at Bespin, very much unprepared for the battle. He loses his right hand and, after discovering Vader is his father, jumps to possible death rather than join him. Here, Luke experiences both a physical and emotional wound.
Departure Five Steps1. The Call to Adventure 2. Refusal of the Call3. Supernatural Aid 4. The Crossing of the first
Threshold5. The Belly of the Whale
The Call to Adventure• First given notice that things will change• Meets R2D2 and C-3P0• Princess Leia pleading with Obiwan
from R2D2 that Luke Sees “only hope”• Instructions about erasing Obiwan’s
memory from R2D2
Refusal of the Call •Harvest is coming when his uncle needs him most•“long way away”
Supernatural Help
•Guide magically appears•Obiwan finds him after being attacked by the sand people
Crossing the Threshold• Crosses into the field of adventure• Princess Leia’s full plea seen • Gets introduction into the ways of the
force• Lightsaber• Look at imperial troops ship- go home
to save family from imperial troops
Belly of the Whale• Final separation from hero’s
known world and self• Home is destroyed by imperial
troops killing aunt and uncle • Agrees to go to Alderaan and
become a Jedi like his father
Initiation (meets Chewy and Hans Solo)
6. The Road of Trials7. The meeting with the Goddess8. Woman as Temptress9. Atonement with Father10.Apotheosis11. The Ultimate Boon
The Road of Trials• Series of tests undergo to cross over• space• Lightsaber exercises• Learning to control the force
(defeated @ first, and then gives into the force and succeeds)
Meeting with Goddess
•Meets Princess Leia to rescue her
Woman as Temptress•Women will lead hero
astray (or any other temptation)•Argument between Han
and Luke about Leia
Atonement with Father• Encounter with strong male power• Trying to blow up spaceship vs.
Darth• Luke chooses the good side and
atones for his father's sins (choosing the Dark Side). His father atones for his own past by killing the Emperor to save Luke's life.
Spiritual Apotheosis• God-like state of hero or spiritual gain• At the end, we see Anakin, Yoda, and
Obi-wan in spiritual form, implying that when Luke eventually dies, his spirit will live on.
Ultimate Boon• Achievement in/of the quest• Blew up Empire ship by
trusting in the force-Darth Vader repelled • Receives metal
The Return12. Refusal of the Return 13. The magic flight 14. Rescue from without 15. The crossing of the return threshold 16. Master of the two worlds17. Freedom to live
Refusal of the Return
•Questions why he has to come back
Magic Flight
•Returning from journey-possibly dangerous
Rescue from Without
•Special powers bringing him back to everyday life
Crossing the Return Threshold
• Retain wisdom• Gained and integrate it into
human life• Possibly sharing with others
Master of the Two Worlds
•Achieving balance between two worlds
Freedom to Live• Freedom from fear of
death•Neither anticipating future
of regretting the past