One very common archetype found in literature, especially in children's literature, is the Orphan. Cultures and societies across the world somewhat differ from each other regarding the definition of “orphan”. UNICEF defines an orphan as “a child who has lost one or both parents”, while the terms "Single-Orphan" and "Double Orphan" also exists in some countries and depend on the child having lost one or both parents. Jung loosely used the term "orphan" for someone who experienced the act of abandonment by a parent at some point in their childhood, whether the physical death of one or both parents has actually occurred. Pearson describes orphans as children "who are deprived of parental protection and nurture while too young and unshielded to take care of themselves". They …show more content…
The Archetype Orphan itself is an understated but very pure type of hero. He is able to perform the most godly of acts on a daily basis: taking life as it comes and appreciating the present moment for all it's worth. The Orphan understand that everyone matters, just as they are. In his research The Hero: The Twelve Archetypes, J.J.Jonas states that "the Orphan Archetype is down to earth and unpretentious, it reveals a deep structure influences by the wounded or neglected child that expects very little from life but shows a huge amount of empathy, realism and street smarts." The Orphan's goal according to Pearson is to regain the safety it lost or never had to begin with. Its paradise is lost which leads to despair and alienation. It fears to victimized and exploited, seeking to regain the comfort and neonatal safety in the arms of loving and perfect parents, while living in a safe world. To fulfill this quest, the Orphan must go through the agonies of the development stages it has missed. The task is to process pain and disillusionment fully and to be able to accept help from others. Its strength and gift is the interdependence and pragmatic realism that the Orphan had to learn at an
My one and only archetype is an orphan. I am the type of person who just wants to slide under the radar but also be liked by others. This however does not mean being unloved by others. “And she smiles, oh, the way she smiles” an orphan wants someone who is going to love them and be
“Orphans are easier to ignore before you know their names. They are easier to ignore before you see their faces. It is easier to pretend they’re not real before you hold them in your arms. But once you do, everything changes” by David Platt. David Platt’s quotes fits in with The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain’s theme of learning and education and the archetype, The Orphan because it is talking about how you could oversee something or someone a million times, but once you actual know them, you start to care about them. The archetype the orphan motto is every man is created equal.
An orphan wants to be adopted because the orphanages had really bad