Character/Symbol Archetypes
The unwilling protagonist in "The Street" is an example of this type of hero
The Unwilling Hero
"The Task" is described as a feat, usually the most important one, that the protagonist must perform in order to complete their journey or quest. The best example of this in "The Street" is...
The boy must beat the gang and retrieve the groceries
This character in mentioned but never present
The Father
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The stick is an example of this archetype
The Magic Weapon
Can be described as the "Innermost Cave" in the story
The street fight
The Mom tells the Boy to catch one of these if he is hungry
A kungry
The amount of named characters appear in the story
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The archetype known as "The Fruit" is typically used as a means of temptation or allure. On the first page of the story, the Mom mentions something that fits the description and is intended to distract and attract the boy. The Mom calls it...
A kungry
When the boy returns home for the second time, his mother meets him at the door and tells him he may not enter the home until he gets the groceries. Here he is met with a decision: Stay home and suffer a punishment, or go out and fight. This decision can be best described as this archetype
The Crossroads
The Mom gives this to the boy in an attempt to satiate his hunger on the first page
Tea
The amount of individual characters (mentioned as an individual, not in a group) in "The Street"
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Two of the given examples of the Herald archetype in the presentation
The Mother, The Father's absence
"The Castle" archetype is described as a place of safety that holds some sort of treasure, and may be bewitched. This location in the story best represents "The Castle" archetype
The grocery store
The Author's purpose that was on the slideshow
In “The Street”, Richard Wright argues that if people don’t stand up for themselves, they’re going to get walked all over
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