Character Archetypes in Sara J. Mass’s Throne of Glass Series

Mastewal, Mesfin

dc.contributor.author	Mastewal, Mesfin
dc.date.accessioned	2019-10-07T05:22:28Z
dc.date.available	2019-10-07T05:22:28Z
dc.date.issued	2019-10-07
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9799
dc.description.abstract	ABSTRACT The main focus of this study is on character archetypes found in Sara J. Mass’s “Throne of Glass” series. Exploring the major archetypal motifs is the major objective of the study. The study focuses on textual analysis of the selected novels, and qualitative research method is proved to be the most appropriate approach for this study. Based on the theory of Carl Gustav Jung, the researcher has tried to analyze the seven novels of Sara J. Mass’s Throne of Glass series, focusing on major character archetypes. In the introduction part, the background of the study, the problem of the statement, the objectives of the study, the scope of the study and the methodology used in the study are discussed. The second chapter consists of the review of related literature. I this part of the study, previous studies that in one way or another related with this study are related with this study are discussed. The third chapter is the theoretical framework. In this chapter the researcher explains about the meaning of archetypes and their uses. There is a discussion of archetypes that represent real life symbols and their representation is expressed using specific examples. Based on the theoretical discussion, the researcher conducted an in-depth analysis of the major character archetypes in the selected seven novels of the Throne of Glass series. After the analysis, the researcher has come to conclude that the Throne of Glass series shows different character archetypes that can be examined and observed in different ways.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	English Language and Literature	en_US
dc.title	Character Archetypes in Sara J. Mass’s Throne of Glass Series	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US