Blog Entry Nine

Kaala Smalteeth is definitely expressing the Orphan Archetype, as well as Wanderer and Warrior. When the story starts she is an Orphan, who got one more chance to live, only because she is brave enough to show to the leadertwolf how much she wants to live. At the same time she transforms into the Warrior, and finally when she gets one more chance to live, she starts exploring new world surrounding her - her personality convert into the Wanderer. However, for all this time she is real, strong Warrior. The Archetypes discussed in Carol Parson's book help us to define our main character's ego, "and then expand the boundaries of the ego to allow for the full flowering of the self and its opening up to the experience of oneness with other [wolves] and with the natural and spiritual worlds"(xxvi).

Carol Pearson says in her book "The journey described here is more circular or spiral than linear. It begins with the complete trust of the Innocent, moves on to the longing for safety of the Orphan, the self-sacrifice of the Martyr, the exploring of the Wanderer, the competition and triumph of the Warrior, and then the authenticity and wholeness of the Magician."(Pearson, xxvi) Thinking more about my choice, I find almost all six of the Archetypes in the story I chose. However, most matching are: Orphan, Wanderer and Warrior, where Warrior plays the most important role. Each Archetype is appropriate for different times. Kaala is the Hero, who takes long journey, she has to take a risk to survive, although sometimes she feels very alone during the quest, at its end she receives her reward. She earns an experience, finds herself and proves how strong she is. My character starts her journey from the Innocent Archetype, which "...lives in the prefallen state of grace; the Orphan confronts the reality of the Fall. The next few stages are strategies for living in a fallen world: The Wanderer begins the task of finding oneself apart from others; the Warrior learns to fight to defend oneself and to change the world in one's own image; and the Martyr learns to give, to commit, and to sacrifice for others"(4).
The Hero Within helps each one of us to find either meaning of life or meaning of our own needs and goals, and that also works for Kaala. Carol Pearson's Archetpes show us how long and difficult our journey can be and we always represent most of her Archetypes.



Working Bibliography:

Pearson, Carol. The Hero Within: Six Archetypes we Live By. 3rd Edition. New York: 
         Harper&Row, 1986.