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    This document discusses archetypal literary theory and its application to F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby. Archetypal literary theory examines recurring symbols, characters, and themes in literature that resonate universally with readers. The Great Gatsby follows the story of Jay Gatsby and his quest to reunite with his lost love Daisy Buchanan. Key symbols like the green light and colors like white and yellow are analyzed. Archetypal characters like Gatsby as the hero and Tom Buchanan as the villain are also examined. Understanding the work through this theoretical lens provides deeper insight into the novel's meanings and lessons.

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    This document discusses archetypal literary theory and its application to F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby. Archetypal literary theory examines recurring symbols, characters, and themes in literature that resonate universally with readers. The Great Gatsby follows the story of Jay Gatsby and his quest to reunite with his lost love Daisy Buchanan. Key symbols like the green light and colors like white and yellow are analyzed. Archetypal characters like Gatsby as the hero and Tom Buchanan as the villain are also examined. Understanding the work through this theoretical lens provides deeper insight into the novel's meanings and lessons.

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    This document discusses archetypal literary theory and its application to F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby. Archetypal literary theory examines recurring symbols, characters, and themes in literature that resonate universally with readers. The Great Gatsby follows the story of Jay Gatsby and his quest to reunite with his lost love Daisy Buchanan. Key symbols like the green light and colors like white and yellow are analyzed. Archetypal characters like Gatsby as the hero and Tom Buchanan as the villain are also examined. Understanding the work through this theoretical lens provides deeper insight into the novel's meanings and lessons.

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    Great Gatsby Literary Theory Presentation

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    The passage discusses archetypal literary theory and its application to analyzing The Great Gatsby.

    It is a theory that certain symbols, characters and situations are universally understood because they are reflections of archetypes in our collective unconscious.

    Some archetypes in The Great Gatsby include Jay Gatsby as the hero, Tom Buchanan as the villain, Daisy Buchanan as the damsel in distress, and Gatsby's quest to reunite with Daisy.

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    Jalleh
    Archetypal literary theory
    - Derived from Greek word, Arche which means original and typos, meaning
    pattern.

    - Recurring symbols, colors, situations and characters in literature work that have a
    universal effect on all readers.
    The Great Gatsby
    Book to movie adaptation, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    About wealth, popularity, power and love.

    About Jay Gatsby, a millionaire who intends to reunite with his former love, Daisy
    Buchanan.

    Everything he does is for Daisy.

    He is killed in the end.


    COLORS AND SYMBOLS
    - indirectly give meaning

    Green light
    Green means go
    Light symbolizes hope and dream

    Yellow
    Gatsby car
    Symbolizes fake gold
    White
    Daisys attire and surroundings (curtains,
    flowers)
    Symbolizes pureness and perfection

    Eyes of T.J Eckleburg


    Represents God
    Watching everyones move
    The American dream
    Archetypal Characters
    Jay Gatsby
    The Hero
    Quest to save Daisy
    Would do anything to get her back

    Scapegoat (innocent character blamed


    for a certain situation)
    He takes the blame for Myrtles
    death
    The villain: Tom Buchanan
    Thinks he is better than everyone
    else
    Malicious
    Trying to prevent Gatsby and Daisy
    from ending up together

    The outcast: Nick Carraway


    Witnesses everything
    Listens to everyones problems

    The damsel in distress: Daisy Buchanan


    Hoping to be saved by Gatsby
    Under Toms control
    Archetypal situations
    Death and rebirth
    He was poor but became a millionare after war by bootlegging

    The Quest
    Gatsbys quest to get Daisy back

    The fall
    Gatsby dies
    Daisy ends up with Tom
    How does this theory help me better
    understand/ appreciate the movie?
    Look at things in a different perspective.
    Understand the characters
    Their intentions
    Beliefs and values

    Helps me understand symbols and colors


    gives a deeper meaning

    Watching with a critical eye, gives a deeper understanding of the moral and
    lessons of the movie
    Citations
    Literary Devices editors. Archetypes, Examples and Definition 2014. Web. 2017
    https://literarydevices.net/archetype/
    Accessed 21 March 2017

    Delahoyde, Michael. "Archetypal Criticism". N.p., 2017. Web.


    http://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/archetypal.crit.html
    Accessed 22 March 2017

    Gillespie, Tim. Archetypal Criticism for Students: Finding The Mythic Resonance Doing Literary Criticism: Helping
    Students Engage with Challenging Texts, Steinhouse Publishers, 2010.
    http://www.jenksps.org/pages/uploaded_files/archetypalcrit.pdf.
    Accessed 23 March 2017

    Rudd, Deborah. "Archetypes in Literature." Archetypes in Literature. N.p., 27 Jan. 1997.


    http://www.billstifler.org/en111/archetype.html
    Accessed 23 March 2017
    Thank You

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