In East of Eden by John Steinbeck, one of the character's of the novel that presents characteristics of the archetype the innocent is Adam Trask. Adam is very naive and fails to notice the bad things in people such as Cathy or his father. His father favored him over his brother Charles and he never noticed just like how he favored his son Aron over his other son Cal. He was even oblivious to his own actions. While Adam always tries to remain positive and see the good in people such as Cathy, the woman he so blindly loved, he is way too trusting and he fails to notice the bad in her until it is too late. With his faith, optimism, and naiveness, Adam Trask embodied this archetype which helps create a contrast of his goodness compared to the bad in Cathy as well as other characters in the book.
In the movie The Wizard of Oz, naive Dorothy resembles the archetype of the innocent because she too is always extremely positive and is always persevering to make everything great and to get back home again. She faces many challenges throughout the movie and manages to remain optimistic. An example of her extreme positivity is shown when she sings Somewhere Over the Rainbow, the lyrics in the song are all positive and mention getting rid of troubles and dealing with very happy, sappy things. Dorothy's archetype helps tie in the motif of good versus evil. Dorothy and Glinda are good, the wicked witch of the west and the flying monkeys are bad. She has to overcome the bad in them while maintaining her optimism in order to get past their evil.
Somewhere Over the Rainbow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSZxmZmBfnU
No comments:
Post a Comment