Comparison of Modern Hero and Odysseus

  Over thousands years hero has been a very important and famous archetype in varied books, stories, and movies. There are many differences between the modern hero and Odysseus, such as, the use of super natural power and the enemy that they face. However, they still have the similar characteristics, such as, bravely, powerful, and super intelligence.

First of all, they were different because the use of super natural power and the enemy that they face. For example, in the avengers all the characters like Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America, and Thor, they all have super natural power, but Odysseus is just a normal person but stranger than others. Also, the enemy in the avengers that they have to face is Loki and other creatures from other space, but in the Odyssey, Odysseus’ enemies are the gods. And that is some of the reasons that the modern hero is different from the Odyssey.

Secondly, compare to the modern hero and Odysseus, their similar characteristics are bravely, powerful, and super intelligence. For instance, the heroes in the avengers are all very powerful than the others, and so do the Odysseus. Also, they are super intelligence and bravely, so they can fix the problems and pull themselves out of the situation. Especially, all the heroes of the avengers and the Odysseus. In the avengers, all the heroes are asked for help to annihilate Loki and destroyed the mass of creatures that he made for taking over the earth. Then, in the Odyssey, Odysseus get through every kind of situation and save himself from the dead several times.

In conclusion, no matter the modern world hero or Odysseus, they both have differences and similarities between each other. And no matter is the thousand years ago or today, hero is always the most important archetype in the varied books, stories, and movies.

Telemachus

  My father had been left home for 3 years now and because of that there are many suitors around my house and they even take over our house just because my mother, Penelope, doesn’t want to marry any of them. And the only reason that they want to get marry with my mother is that they want to replace my father’s throne and be the king of the Ithaca. Even thou mother doesn’t want to marry any one of the suitors and express the opinion about the marriage to one of them; none of the suitors give up. This had become a really big problem for me and I just don’t really know how to solve this problem and protect my mother from the suitors. And I felt that I have responsibility to take care of my mother and also take care of the kingdom since my father have been away for so long time. One day, Athena, the goddess of the warfare and wisdom, appear to my house and told me that I can find the information about my father by sailing to the Pylos and Sparta and she also help me to solve the biggest problem that I had - the suitors, she advise me to gather an assembly of the island's leaders to protest the invasion of the suitors. Later on, I go visit King Nestor of Pylos  and King Menelaus of Sparta, old comrades of my father's, to gather from them any new of Odysseus. At the assembly, there's two leading suitors - the aggressive Antinous and the smooth-talking Eurymachus - confront the prince. They accuse my mother of delaying too long in my mother's choice of a new husband. Telemachus speaks well but accomplishes little at the assembly because the suitors are from some of the strongest families in the area and are impatient with my mother's delays. As I secretly sets off for Pylos and Sparta, the suitors plot to assassinate me. I learns little of my father but is encouraged to visit Sparta where King Menelaus reports that my father is alive but held captive by the goddess nymph Calypso.

Two Witches

  Once upon a time, there are two witches, witch Kathy and witch Sammy, witch Kathy live in the south side of the forest and witch Sammy live in the north side of the forest. Their personalities are really different from each other. Witch Kathy is really wicked and evil kind of person, but witch Sammy is a really kind, nice and beautiful witch, she also helps animals and people a lot when they need her. In the forest, no matter south side or north side of the forest, everybody love witch Sammy more than the wicked witch Kathy.

Years after, there no people and animals like to get close to the witch Kathy’s house and even the plants, the plants around witch Kathy’s house are all die with no reason. And one day, when witch Kathy go to the town, she found out that nobody are afraid of her and doesn’t even want to get close to her. Even when she is buying some stuff from the people, they will run away from her. After she get back to her house, she had buying nothing and she was really mad the people in town. So, she starts planning to completely destroy the town and kill all the people and hanging their head on top of the mountain. But while she was planning her plan, a bird called Bandy, see what witch Kathy is planning that she quickly fly back to the north side to told witch Sammy what is witch Kathy going to do to the people. Then witch Sammy quickly prepare everything up and go to witch Kathy’s house immediately, but just on the way to witch Kathy’s house, witch Sammy saw lots of smoke and heard the bomb sound. When she get close and close to witch Kathy’s house, the smoke and the sound are more clearly. She quickly knows that witch Kathy is not only mad because the smoke also shows how witch Kathy hated the people in the town. So, witch Sammy fly faster and faster just because she want to stop witch Kathy and she know that witch Kathy was just thinking different ways from the normal person, she is not that wicked and she also likes animals but every animals afraid of her face so none of the animals like to get close to her and that is why witch Kathy start hate everything.

After witch Sammy fly in witch Kathy’s house, witch Kathy is just going to shout the magical incantation out and this magical incantation can make all the people in town get a really weird illness and then after five days you will die painfully. So, witch Sammy is just get there on time, she stop witch Kathy shout out the incantation and stopped the slaughter, but after witch Sammy stop her, witch Kathy mood get worse than before. But witch Sammy stop her anyway. And guess what make witch Kathy calm down again? The answer is a hug and a sentence “I love you” and everything stop the bomb didn’t explore and witch Sammy saves all the people and also save the witch Kathy. And why am I saying the witch Sammy not only save the people and also save the witch Kathy because witch Kathy was going to explore the bomb and then kill herself. But after witch Sammy told to her, she starts calm down and turn back to the normal witch Kathy.

Archetype

   Universal symbol is the definition of the archetype and sometimes archetypes are really important elements in, movies such as Harry Potter, Star Wars, and Percy Jackson. The most common archetype in these movies is their setting, character and story.

  Firstly, the setting in the movie – Harry Potter is the perfect example of this archetype. For example, when all the students were returning to the school, they have to go through the pillar in the train station. And that pillar is kind of a magical pillar and only the students from Hogwarts can get through. Also, in the school, every painting, pictures, and newspaper in these movies series are like playing a video, it can move, talk, and it can even give you information that you need. Moreover, there are ghosts flying around the school and you can chat or asking them questions to the paintings Mr. and Mrs. Ghost and they will give you response and answered your question. Sometimes they are the good resource for use because they know things happened before. Those examples are the archetype of setting in Harry Potter series.

  Secondly, all the characters in Harry Potter series are some sort of Magical power and they all have a magical stick can enchant. For instance, the characters in the Harry Potter all have to learn how to use the magic in their magic class. Also, people had their own dark side so do the characters in the Harry Potter, for example, everyone is afraid of the Devil – Voldemort.

  In conclusion, the common archetypes are the shadow, soul, divine couple, self, and child birth. Also, ever kind of archetypes are the important elements for making a movie and a story.