Indian and Pakistani

Archetype Project
By: Christian Ferrari, Kailyn Bourque, Anthony Osher

Color
- Color is one of the most prominent ways to
communicate nonverbally.
- The Indian god Agni is the color red (shown to
the right), red symbolizes life and without Agni
there would be no life because he is in
everyones hearth
- The color green can show Fresh, Organic,
loyalty, and gentle traits
- The color blue shows intellect, peace, and
contemplation
- The gods usually coincide with their respect

Initiation
- Initiation shows how the main character
undergoes experiences that lead him/her
towards maturity
- Initiation shows the ordeals of passage and
are often symbolized by experiences
simulating death and rebirth.
- In Buddhism teaches that initiations are
progressive and also cyclic

The Destroyer
- In Hindu belief Shiva, the destroyers role is to
destroy the universe in order to re-create it
- Shiva has the power of Destruction and Re-creation

Anthony Osher

The Hero- Christian Ferrari

The hero predominantly exhibits goodness and struggles against evil in
order to restore harmony and justice. In Indian culture heros are
normally righteous and honorable, such as Rama; however, there are
cases of confliction in heros such as in Arjuna. An example of the
honorableness of heroes is shown best in the Ramayana (Story
containing Rama), when he was sent into exile and treated it with grace
to allow his fathers pride to remain. They fight for the wellbeing of
those around them and sets an example for people who read their
stories

The Quest- Christian Ferrari

Quests have a semblance to a journey; however, a quest have specific
end goal. A majority of the time they have a physical or mental
connection pertaining to the main character and the results. An
exemplary point of this would be the war waged in the Ramayana,
where in the epic poem Ramas wife Sita was captured by the demon
king Ravana, which gives both a physical entity or end goal, while at the
same time having the mental attachments to make the character tread
carefully and tactically.

Light vs. Dark- Christian Ferrari

The archetype of Light vs. Dark is more commonly known in things such
as christianity, where light represents good and god, whereas darkness
leans to impurity and the devil. However, there is examples of this
archetype in mythology worldwide. Take into account Rama vs. Ravana,
where Ravana is a literal demon king (Darkness), and Rama is a avatar,
or reincarnation, of Vishnu (Light). Ravana is a complete symbol of the
unknown and despair, no one knew his full capabilities and what he
could do to Ramas wife. To counter him, Rama symbolized hope, purity,
and faith to the people of India, being relentless in his attempts to save
his beloved.

Reluctant Hero -

Kailyn Bourque

A reluctant hero is a heroic archetype usually found in fiction stories. He

usually has a troubled past, and is pulled reluctantly into the story then
rises to the occasion. In the story of Arjuna, he is fearful of war and puts
his weapons down to show he is not going to fight; however, over time
Arjuna's friend Krishna argued enough to convince Arjuna to go to war.
Krishna told Arjuna Therefore Arjuna, you should always think of me,
and at the same time you should continue your prescribed duty and
fight.

The task - Kailyn Bourque

The task archetype is usually to save the kingdom, princess or to
identify himself so that he can take his rightful position. In the story of
Arjuna, his initial task is to go to battle and fight in the Kurukshetra war.
As he rides into battle with his charioteer, Krishna he feels confident in
itself to fight with his bow, however during the war he shows hesitation
when faced with killing his cousins. it is then Krishna who explains to
him what his duties are as a warrior and a prince of Mahabharata.

The Weapon - Kailyn Bourque

A true magical weapon is a reflection of deepest passions and desires.
Only a worthy individual can use an almighty weapon such as these.
Arjuna had a bow named Gandiva. The beautiful bow was created by
Brahma, who is the creator of the universe. The bow had been passed
down for just about 2,683 years before Arjuna even received
.
the bow. Arjuna used Gondiva in the Kurukshetra war and
the bow .
made him invincible. When he fired the
bow, it made a sound like
.
thunder in the sky.