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The Archetype of the Great Mother in Three Contemporary Films

This thesis is designed to determine the impact of the archetype of the Great Mother on the plot, characterizations, and interpersonal relationships in three contemporary films. Chapter I describes the elements and applications of the archetype and the Jungian analysis employed in the study. Chapter II details the phases of the Great Mother archetype and discusses Jung's process of individuation and how the Great Mother controls this quest. Chapters III, IV, and V focus on The Heretic, Network, and Looking for Mr. Goodbar respectively. Chapter VI summarizes the existence and power of the archetype in the films and postulates that the image of women in film may be stereotyped due to the Great Mother archetype.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc503943
Date08 1900
CreatorsHarper, Sandra S.
ContributorsO'Donnell, Victoria, Sale, Richard, 1930-
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formativ, 133 leaves, Text
RightsPublic, Harper, Sandra S., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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