THE ONE STORY THEORY How is the “One Story” theory important to

the study of literary fiction?

What is intertextuality?• allusions, parodies

Who is Carl Jung and what is an archetype?• 12 Common Archetypes

Who is Joseph Campbell & what is the monomyth?• The Hero’s Journey

Delving into the “One Story” Theory(as addressed in How to Read Literature Like a Professor)

Intertextuality

Inter=in/insideText= literature

Examples of Intertextuality

http://youtu.be/N3vpFGbudpw

Intertextuality comes in the form of: ALLUSIONS-subtle/blatant references to

other literary texts PARODIES-humorously imitating the original

copy

The Archetype “Godfather”

A psychologist who theorized that the universal, mythic characters reside within peoples’ unconscious.

He recognized universal patterns in all stories and mythologies—regardless of culture or historical period.

First applied the term archetype to literature.

Nope,

not this Godfather…

This one,

Carl Jung

A Simple Definition…

an archetype is an original model or type which other similar things are patterned after

From the Greek roots:Archein= original/ oldTypos= pattern, model, or type

Translates to “original pattern”

The 12 Common Archetypes

The Archetype Infograph Project: A Model

Joseph Campbell: Monomyth

Joseph Campbell took Jung’s ideas and applied them to world mythologies.

Mono= one

HERO= Someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself

Authored A Hero with a Thousand Faces which refined the concept of hero and the hero’s journey

This is George Lucas, you know, the guy that created Star Wars

Some reasons Heros go on a Journey…

The quest for identity

The epic journey to find the promised land/to found the good city

The quest for vengeance

The warrior’s journey to save people

The search for love

The search of knowledge

The tragic quest: penance or self-denial

The fool’s errand

The quest to rid the land of danger

The grail quest for human perfection

MAP OF HERO’S JOURNEY