Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Honors 4: Vocab for 9/11 Quiz


  • Classic Archetypes: in Jungian psychology, a collectively inherited unconscious idea, pattern of thought, image, etc., universally present in individual psyches. 
  • Hero: puts the well-being of his people above his own safety and from beginning to end, he learns important skills and changes as a person 
  • The Catalyst: an event or person who causes significant changes in others
  • Mentor or Guide: teaches and protects the hero; gives the hero magical gifts to help complete the quest; often tied to nature or religion; could be a failed hero who is trying to help the next generation 
  • Gatekeeper: person who guards a gateway or task; sometimes they are part of the villain’s company or sometimes they can become allies or members of the hero’s group 
  • The Villain: the evil opposing the hero 
  • Trickster: element of chaos, curious to know how and why, practical joker; often causes problems for everyone by accident; comic relief  
  • Thief: generally a reformed criminal who is part of the group to redeem himself/herself 


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