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- کد IranDOI مقاله: IranDOI:10.irandoi.2002/bahareadab.2025 .18 .7934
volume Number : 18
number In Volume : 8
issue Number : 114
Journal of the stylistic of Persian poem and prose
volume Number 18،
number In Volume 8،
،
issue Number 114
A Study of Two Archetypal Elements: "Character" and "Plot" in Six Long Persian Folk Tales
Roya Najafian Kohan , Hamidreza Kharazmi (Author in Charge), Seyyd Amir Jahadi
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Many fictional characters and plots are repetitions of personalities and reproductions of mythical plots. This research investigates the quality of influence of two mythical archetypal elements, "character" and "plot", on six prominent works of folklore, and demonstrates which archetypal characters and plots have been more frequently used and what their purpose was?
METHODOLOGY: To clarify the issue, seven archetypal "characters" and two archetypal "plots" have been examined in the works under study using a descriptive- analytical approach based on both theoretical and library method, and bassed on Carl Gustav Jung"s theory, six works Abu Muslim Nameh, Darab Nameh, Sindbad nameh, Samak Aiyar, Iskandar nameh, Firouzshah nameh, have been analyzed.
FINDINGS: The findings of the study indicate that The article concludes that the "Hero" character is the most central and widely used archetypal character, and the "Journey/Quest" plot is the dominant archetype compared to "Initiation".
CONCLUSION: According to Jung"s approach, the "Hero", on the path to achieving "individuation", must confront the main components of the "psyche", namely the "Self", "Shadow", and "Anima/Animus". The Hero"s passage through these stages significantly impacts both the "character" and "plot" elements, such that other characters can be categorized into three groups: a) repetitions and other manifestations of the hero, b) his enemies and helpers, and c) his reward on the path to achieving this psychic maturity; and the two plots of "Journey/Quest" and "Initiation" are considered to be in line with the "Hero"s" attainment of this individuation.
Keyword
Collective Unconscious
, Archetype
, Individuation
, Character
, Plot
, Folklore
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