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archetypes
Feb. 21st, 2008 06:23 amWhich leads us to asking..how close does modern fantasy come to adhering to archetypes, be they character or plot. Let's start out with looking at plot archetypes (yes I know I will miss some)
1. The Quest..arguably almost any story has elements of the quest, but fantasy even more so. Especially if you qualify the Quest as looking for something magic or mysterious
2.Beast Tales...as mentioned before..furries with or without furry characteristics?
3.Trickster Tales..a dangerous sort of writing, but one with some grand practitioners
4. Why stories. These have sort of fallen out as far as why is there night etc, and gone more to why is my life like this etc etc
5. Coming of Age..which is very close to 4 these days
6. Noodlehead..which was quite common in folk tales at one point (the fellow who has to leave his shoes pointing in the direction he is going when he sleeps so he can remember). There are some still..but they tend to grow out of it.
1. The Quest..arguably almost any story has elements of the quest, but fantasy even more so. Especially if you qualify the Quest as looking for something magic or mysterious
2.Beast Tales...as mentioned before..furries with or without furry characteristics?
3.Trickster Tales..a dangerous sort of writing, but one with some grand practitioners
4. Why stories. These have sort of fallen out as far as why is there night etc, and gone more to why is my life like this etc etc
5. Coming of Age..which is very close to 4 these days
6. Noodlehead..which was quite common in folk tales at one point (the fellow who has to leave his shoes pointing in the direction he is going when he sleeps so he can remember). There are some still..but they tend to grow out of it.
