An archetype is a universally known symbolic pattern or type of person. Archetypes can be found in almost all modern books, movies, and television shows. One very common archetype is the soul, or Anima or Animus. This is the when someone meets their complete opposite. Males will meet their Anima and females will meet their Animus. The Anima can range from anything to a beautiful young woman to an ugly old hag. The Great Oz, from the famous movie, “The Wizard of Oz”, is a perfect example of this.
In the beginning, everyone thought the Great Oz was a big, powerful guy. Many were terrified of him and thought he had dangerous powers. Later, it was revealed that he was actually a very small, weak, and shy man. “I even scare myself sometimes”, he says. This archetype represents his complete opposite.
This archetype is also very important to the movie. Dorothy and her friends travel to see the Great Oz in order to find things they are looking for. They think he is extremely powerful and capable of everything. Finding out he is just a small man hiding behind a curtain was very disappointing to them and really discouraged them. However, in the end they realize it is really not about how powerful he is and they end up getting what they were looking for.
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