Carl Jung Has Created the Word "archetypes"

Carl Jung has created the word "archetypes" as we use today. He believed there to be an all-inclusive theme to every book, movie, TV show, essay, dramatic plays, and more. He also created a blueprint to how every piece of writing is authored and the following steps in sequential order: departure, initiation, road of trials, innermost cave, return, and reconciliation with society. (Archetypes) Examples of archetypes are symbolism, colors, dialogue, setting, color, and themes. There are four main types of archetypes that Jung created. These are situational, symbolic, thematic, and characteristic archetypes. (Nix) For example, the quest, the fulfillment of the character's purpose, would be a situational archetype. Colors, such as red, would be an example of a symbolic archetype. Red in most situations means death. Finally, the hero would be considered a character archetype. The "hero" is the one in the story who takes risks to save others from danger. Archetypes, as you can see, help the reader indirectly understand the story better and make the story more interesting. (Archetypes) In both I am Mordred and Ratatouille, the archetypes of task, color, and hero are used.

The novel I am Mordred is an excellent story to manifest multiple cases of archetypes. There are numerous archetypes to name, however there are three foremost archetypes that are most prominent. These include the tasks, colors, and the hero. The dominant colors of I am Mordred are white, black, and green. The color white corresponds to goodness, purity, innocence, and leadership. When Nyneva gifts Gull to Mordred, she tells him, "Why Mordred, this must be yours." (Springer 13) Gull is a white dog and she acts as a guide for Mordred throughout all risks he takes. This brings us to the character archetype of this novel which will be discussed later. The color black in this story stands in place for anything bad that is happening, or will happen. The black raven is an excellent example of this archetype that is displayed throughout this novel. The color green illustrates Camelot portraying a peaceful place of royalty. One leading hero in I am Mordred is the Fisherfather who saved Mordred from death and raised him as a child. (Springer 3-4) Finally, Garet and Gawain's revenge for their father on Sir Pellinore is a prominent example of the task archetype. These archetypes are also manifested in other stories, and not only I am Mordred.

Archetypes are universal, meaning they can be found everywhere, whether you know it or not. Many archetypes can be found in the movie Ratatouille. In this movie, a small young rat named Remy dreams of becoming the next best chef in France. Remy's fate finds him in the sewers of France below a well-known restaurant. Without regard to being an unlikely and unwanted chef in the kitchen of this restaurant, Remy's love for cooking would soon create a funny yet exciting rat race that takes the food and cooking world of France, and turns it into another direction. When Remy first enters the restaurant, he finds that the head chef has not created a well-tasting soup and the owner of the restaurant is not satisfied. Remy then