Archetypes
What is the archetype did Ashputtle fit?
Damsel in distress
She needs the prince to help her escape the cruel treatment of her step family.
"Life has loveliness to sell,
All beautiful and splendid things,
Blue waves whitened on a cliff,
Soaring fire that sways and sings,
And children's faces looking up,
Holding wonder like a cup."
What tone is this?
Nostalgic or grateful
Describes children, and describes nature as beautiful and splendid
What archetype does Ashputtle's sisters fit into?
They are the foil
It repeatedly refers to Ashputtle as "good" in the beginning, while her sisters do everything besides being "good"
Life has loveliness to sell,
Music like the curve of gold,
Scent of pine trees in the rain,
Eyes that love you, arms that hold,
And for your spirit still delight,
Holy thoughts that star the night.
What is the tone of this?
Joyful or spiritual.
The companion
The doves help Ashputtle with picking out the lentils from the ashes, and help her through most of her ordeals
Spend all you have for loveliness,
Buy it and never count the cost;
For one white singing hour of peace
Count many a year of strife well lost,
And for a breath of ecstasy
Give all you have been, or could be.
What is the mood?
The mood is passionate or intense.
The tyrant
She wants her biological daughters to have a better quality of life than Ashputtle, and actively endorses tormenting her
Spend all you have for loveliness,
Buy it and never count the cost;
For one white singing hour of peace
Count many a year of strife well lost,
And for a breath of ecstasy
Give all you have been, or could be.
What is the tone?
Earnest or persuasive.
What archetype is the entire story of Ashputtle?
She starts off being poorly treated by her step family, constantly dirty, to being married to a prince.
Life has loveliness to sell,
All beautiful and splendid things,
Blue waves whitened on a cliff,
Soaring fire that sways and sings,
And children faces looking up,
Holding wonder like a cup.
What is the mood?
Gentle or uplifting.