The archetype I found that was problematic was '' The Orhan''. The Pearson describes the Orphan as a little girl who's parents had to give her away because they couldn't afford her. The Orphan girl gets sent to live with her Grandmother who raises her with warmth and love. The Grandmother later gets ill and dies , the orphan girl gets sent back to her parents where she would be sent every night in the streets to sell matches. The orphan girl gets abused by the farther when not selling enough matches. On one of those cold nights instead of returning home the orphan girl chose to stay outside because she would rather freeze than be home. The orphan girl trys to light up a match to get some type of heat. When the orphan girl lights up a match she sees her bits of her grandmother until she lights up all the matches and gets a full image her grandmother holds her close and the orphan girl smiles, The next day they find the orphan girl's body barefoot , dressed in rags, she was dead but died with a smile.
The basic characteristics about this archetype is about the venerable little girl, who has done nothing wrong yet is suffering so much. The irresponsible and cold parents who gave life to the little girl , abandon and abuses her at the same time showing no love or care towards their own child. The loving grandmother, who takes the little girl in and shows her the meaning of love. These types of archetypes you see on a everyday real life of the kid in school , who's anti social, has poor hygiene, always looks sad, tends be really skinny or very hungry. Who later dies and people find out it was the abusive farther who killed the child while the mother was to afraid to do anything about it.
The reason i feel like this archetype is problematic is because the way the story of the little girl takes place. Shes abandon from the beginning . Theres so much trauma and suffering from the very beginning.Than her grandmothers takes her in and gives her a reason to believe in happiness, the little girls only hope. The orphan doesn't even get the normal chance of living a life that a child should with a family , love ,the proper care etc. Than Dies in such a tragic way yet because she knows shes going with her grandmother she dies with a smile on her face. Its just confusing as to why she had to go through so much such an innocent child.
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