heroic archetype chart. Superman, sole survivor of the planet Krypton, is the type of hero most Americans visualize when they hear the word “hero”. When he was a baby his parents shipped him from their planet to the planet earth so he could have a better life and survive. Because he never meets his biological parents, he fits the first piece of the archetype which states that heroes are from obscure or mysterious origin. Superman wants to save the planet from evil, the protagonist in “A Worn Path”
are many archetypes of a hero. The hero of the story goes on a long journey with an end goal. Along the journey the hero has many obstacles to overcome. Typically in mythology the hero is a male and he learns about himself and who he truly is. In A Worn Path by Eudora Welty, Phoenix Jackson is a female hero. Phoenix Jackson is a hero because she does follows some the hallmarks of the hero quest tale, according to Introduction of Myth by Peter Stillman. Phoenix is a hero because her path is beset
are many archetypes of a hero. The hero of the story goes on a long journey with an end goal. Along the journey the hero has many obstacles to overcome. Typically in mythology the hero is a male and he learns about himself and who he truly is. In A Worn Path by Eudora Welty, Phoenix Jackson is a female hero. Phoenix Jackson is a hero because she does follows some the hallmarks of the hero quest tale, according to Introduction of Myth by Peter Stillman. Phoenix is a hero because her path is beset
tomboy archetype. With that, the narrator enjoys working alongside her father outdoors versus working indoors alongside her mother. Oppressive factors surround the narrator throughout the story. In “Boys and Girls,” a rowdy, retired horse and the tomboyish narrator share correlating, righteous personalities thus mirroring and representing each other. Also, there is evidence of oppressive factors the narrator and the horse act to resist against their supposed norms – a domestic female and worn