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Character Analysis Of The Character Of Rex Walls

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Do any of the characters in your book remind you of any archetypal characters (e.g., the Great Mother, the Mentor, the Trickster, the Hero)?
Rex Walls (Jeannette’s dad) reminds me of the trickster. This archetypal character likes to live in the moment, and Rex definitely shows this in the book (Soulcraft). Rex is referred to as an alcoholic, and he sure is portrayed as one. Drinking alcohol is his way of escaping all his responsibilities/worries, and to just do as he pleases. The fact that he is an alcoholist shows his trickster personality, as the reason for his addiction is to live in the moment and not care about the future, or how it will affect others. A characteristic of this archetypal character is that they like to be funny and …show more content…

This shows how Jeannette has this life living in poverty, sometimes without food to eat, and shows how she becomes successful and escapes the impoverished life.

Compare the archetypal characters in your book to archetypal characters in other books, movies, or myths. What does this help to reveal about the characters in your book?
Look for any archetypal symbols that appear in the book (e.g., water, circles, the sun, the moon). What might they represent in the context of your book?
One symbol that appeared in the book was fire. There were various fires throughout this book. The first one was when Jeannette was cooking hot dogs at the age of three and burned herself. The next one was when they were in a hotel in San Francisco, and a fire erupted in the middle of the night. A bit later in the book, the family was staying at a place called Battle Mountain, and Jeannette and her brother were playing with matches in a laboratory. They mixed nuclear fuel with some other liquids, and lit it with a match. This caused an explosion to occur, and set one of the walls on fire. The most surprising fire in the first half of this book was when Rex set the Christmas tree on fire (because he was drunk). This in turn burned up all the other presents under the tree. Fire as a symbol in this book is very important. It shows the destruction of the family

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