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Father Knows Worst
Most of the time, storytellers use Father Figures in a positive fashion. They use the figure to provide a Mentor to the main character, to give the Hero something to aspire to, or to provide an emotional anchor for the … Continue reading
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Tagged Archetypes, Father Figure, Mentor, Priest, Ruler, White Collar
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A Functional Father Figure
When I was doing the research and development of The Scribbler’s Guide to the Land of Myth, one thing I discovered was that there is not much literature on parental figures. Joseph Campbell makes glancing references to Father Figures and … Continue reading
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Tagged Father Figure, Judge, Mentor, NCIS, Priest, Protector, Ruler, Scribbler's Guide
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Star Trek Trinity
The release of the 2009 Star Trek movie re-sparked my interest in the character archetypes of Kirk, Spock and McCoy. I made some initial comments about them as a guest blogger on Colleen Doran’s blog. But that was comparing Kirk … Continue reading
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Tagged Ruler, Shadow, Star Trek, Threshold Guardian, Transformer, Trickster
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