Carl Jung's Archetypes In Star Wars And The Force Awakens
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Until this year, I did not know anything of Carl Jung’s theories of Psychology. Knowing these compelling arguments now brings certain everyday experiences to different level. This has been done by his Archetypes through movies like Star Wars in the Original Trilogy, The Phantom Menace, and the trailers for The Force Awakens.
When I thought of Archetypes before learning of Jung, I thought of the typical layout of an adventure story. This would have a hero with some sort of distinguishable trait that makes him special compared to others of the land. There would be a mentor that guides the Hero into the zone of danger and give them an item (weapon, knowledge,etc.) that will eventually help them against the villain, who appears to be equally…show more content… This Archetypal story always was told by Authors and readers without knowing. I use to think of everything like Star Wars. The Hero, Luke, has a father that could use the force. Obi-Wan Kenobi acts as his Mentor, giving him a lightsaber, something he uses later to defeat the villain. In Return of The Jedi, Luke must battle the evil Darth Vader, his father, in order to stop the empire from destroying the entire galaxy. Luke takes his lightsaber and is equally matched to Vader. Luke, almost killing Vader, sees his mind begin to drift to the Dark Side of the Force, however, he stops, knowing this is what the evil Sidious wants from him. Vader helps Luke kill Sidious and dies because of it. Luke knows he has lost his father, but he has to leave the Death Star before it gets destroyed by the Rebels. There is a galaxy-wide celebration as the Empire has been split into two. After learning about Maslow’s Archetypes, Star Wars still applies to the Archetypes created by us unconsciously. Since I used the original trilogy already, this time, I’ll dive into one of the most disappointing films in History: The Phantom Menace. Maslow’s basic Archetypes are the Hero, a part-man, part-god character we relate to who makes a sacrifice for the