ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Seven is an archetype associated with:
A
Perfection
B
Birth
C
Evil
D
Death
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -7. Seven is an archetype associated with:Your Answer:PerfectionTo the Greeks, it was the perfect number, and the Hebrews used seven frequentlyin their religious literature. God rested from creation on the seventh day, forinstance.

Detailed explanation-2: -An archetype is a pattern that connects the people of the world across time and culture. The idea of the archetype was conceived by Swiss psychoanalyst Carl Jung. In writing, archetypes are characters or symbols that are recognizable irrespective of their place or time of origin.

Detailed explanation-3: -Archetype: Generally, the original model from which something is developed or made; in literary criticism, those images, figures, character types, settings, and story patterns that, according to the Swiss analytical psychologist, Carl Gustav Jung, are universally shared by people across cultures.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to Evans and Finestone (1971), the Scapegoat-being one of the four primordial archetypal characters in literature and art-is the manifestation of the individual or object that is blamed and sacrificed for whatever is wrong with the society.

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