Who Am I: What Do I Really Want?
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings
According to Jungian theory, the shadow aspect of one’s personality contains any, and everything that falls out of alignment, stands apart, from the ego ideal.
The writer must examine the central character’s values, those held by her or his family, mother, father and culture, to gain a sense of how the Shadow archetype might manifest [...]
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The Heroine/Hero and Their Function in Story
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings
The heroine or hero provides the reader with perspective and focus on the story, point of view.
She or he also serves as the point of identification allowing the reader to invest her or his feelings towards care and concern for not simply the major character but also remaining with the story to see its outcome.
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Civility and Order
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays
The word, hero, in Greek means, “to protect and to serve“. We often find these words on the side of police cars. Thus we think of law enforcement.
And yet, from the etymological perspective rooted in Greek, what is to be protected?
What or who needs and desires safety of survival?
What is ultimately at stake with [...]
Tags: bread, chaos, civility, DeCartes, ego, food, Greek, hero, heroine, humankind, journey, law enforcement, mundane reality, order, protect, routine, serve, spiritual, stake, story, survival, thought, threat
The Suffering of Our Protagonist
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings
The word protagonist is rooted in the word agony, pain, and suffering. Protagonist means principal, or leading character.
Good stories depict a central character in struggle, usually a fight for her or his life on some level. Memorable stories depict this main character rising above their pain oftentimes by helping others.
Tags: agony, attachments, change, characters, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, conflict, Demeter, desires, ego, emotions, Hades, narrative line, Persephone, plot, protagonist, seasons, transformation
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