Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Archetype: THE HERO. You could also argue that he is THE ANTI-HERO)
Semantic Mapping
The weather is changing and everything is oddly new, once more.
That almost sounds too hard to believe. It seems like only yesterday, we were looking squarely at the beginning of summer.
Time stops for no one..
When we talk about archetypes and dig around for their origins and backgrounds, it is only natural to start making connections between them and the characters who surround them - giving them meaning and "gravity" in the real world.
On top of their profiles, semantic mapping is another means to get your creative juices flowing. You can use this exercise whenever you have problems making connections and the ideas seem to stop flowing. It's also great for those "visual writers" out there. Unlike the "list-like" features of a profile, semantic mapping allows you to visualize the relations between various characteristics, how they interlock, cross or overlap.
Geena Davis, Susan Surandon - Thelma and Louise (Archetype: The Journey)
(Lord Of The Rings - Archetype: The Quest, Coming Of Age)
(Gandalf - Archetype: The Sage)
(Mickey and Rocky - Archetype: The Sage and The Hero)
Here's what you do. Draw a circle in the center of the page. In the circle write the name of the character that you have been using for the purpose of your research. Draw a line from the center circle outward. At the end of the line draw another circle. Inside that circle write the name or idea or whatever pops into your head regarding that character. Continue in this fashion until the ideas do not come easily anymore. You may find you need more than one sheet of paper for one map.
Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad (Archetype: The Anti-Hero)
