Archetypes+in+Space

1.Brainstorm a list of //at least three different songs//, tv shows, movies, graphic novels or novels that use some form of space as the setting.

2.Next, consider if they feature archetypes of plot, setting or character.

3.Post your archetype findings by clicking on the Discussion tab.

//Format// 1. Group members names 2. List source of archetypes (song lyrics, tv show, movie, graphic novel, novel) followed by the name of the character and the archetype they fit and why. 3. If you can find it as well, break apart one of the sources using an alternative lens (view archetypes from a feminist perspective, marxist, racial theory, etc...)

E**xample**1. Smart Student, Smarter Student, Brilliant Student, Sublime Student, Abominable Student 2. //Astronaut Farmer (movie)// - Charles Farmer: the quest, the underdog;

Farmer's main quest is to reach outer space through his own homemade built rocket, which places him as an underdog to make a rocket and sucsessfully launch into outer space.

It's also boy wins girl, preceeded by boy almost loses girl, with the Farmer parents struggling to maintain their relationship through Charles Farmer's obsession with launching into outer space.