Archetypes

There are many different achetypal characters in this book. Constable Warren is like the caregiver of the play. He is the sheriff of the town and he watches over everyone in the town, as if they were family. He gives the young boys advice and one drunk man he rescues from a ditch. He also makes sure the "town drunk" gets home safe every night. Emily and George are also achetypal characters in the way they somewhat go on a journey to find themselves and create their own life. George Gibbs was sort of an archetype of innocence/hero/good, in the way he was what every boy should be. He treated Emily righta nad also lived the all-American dream. Simon Stimson was an archetype of evil/bad. He was the "town drunk" and he also committed suicide. He was what everyone of the town looked down on and did not want to be. He was a symbol of how everyday people dont appreciate life. Emily and George also seemed somewhat as seekers. They wanted to live life young. They became married at age 17-18 and wanted to seek out life together. They were symbols of how you should appreciate life before its gone and people do have something to live for. These are archtypal characters I recognized.