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Mythological Archetypes

Movie Section:

Harry Potter Series

Loyal Retainer: Nerville Longbottom

  • Supports Harry

Hero: Harry Potter

  • the one who must kill Voldemort to save the Wizarding World

The wise old man: Albus Dumbledore

  • Teaches Harry to be a man & wizard, protects Harry against Voldemort

The Devil Figure: Lord Voldemort

  • Tries to take over Wizarding World & tries to kill Harry

Types of archetypes:

Death & Rebirth: Fawkes

  • Dumbledore's phoenix, gets old, is set on fire, is reborn from ashes

The Task: Killing Voldemort

  • Harry's task is to kill Voldemort & save the wizarding world

The character who fulfills a necessary task & can restore fertility, harmony and/or justice to community

Hero:

The Battle b/w good & evil

Loyal Retainers:

noble sidekicks to a hero, they protect the hero

Evil figure w/ good heart: Severus Snape

  • Harry Potter vs. voldemort; harry is good & eventually wins and voldemort is evil & is defeated

The Wise Old Man:

Teacher or philosopher who helps guide hero

To harry he is evil b/c he makes life difficult but he protects harry for years although he acted like he hated him

The Devil Figure:

evil, offers protagonist something valuable in exchange of soul/integrity

the cycle of life, where a death is accompanied with sign of birth or rebirth

Death and Rebirth:

superhuman feat that must be accomplished in order to fulfill goal

The Task:

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