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An archetype is a mental model or universal pattern of behaviour that helps us better understand ourselves and others. Plato believed archetypes were pure mental forms imprinted in the soul before our birth. Psychologist, Carl Jung, described them as universal patterns of thought present in an individual’s unconscious and inherited from humanity’s past collective experience. Archetype’s...

In 1899, Sigmund Freud explored the unconscious and was one of the first psychologists to ever study the subject. He even write a book about his findings known as The Interpretation of Dreams to explain the unconscious to the public. In 1903,...

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Character archetypes share core truths about people's personalities, goals, fears and weaknesses. Learn how to use them well in your own fiction.

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Different characters play different roles in a story. These roles fall into three categories (Card, 1988, p. 59), with the major character...

Character Archtypes