The Heroine's Journey by Gail Carriger

Author:Gail Carriger [Carriger, Gail]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-944751-50-0
Publisher: GAIL CARRIGER LLC

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Gothic archetypes & the heroine

It’s all about sex and gender (isn’t everything?)

The most common archetypes in Gothic literature are as follows.

Gothic Archetypes

Human Eve

Our heroine, is destined to survive the story, learn the appropriate life lessons, and probably marry the hero.

Innocent Eve

Usually Human Eve’s sister or friend, is a tragic heroine destined to succumb or die (precious cinnamon roll, too pure for this world).

Evil Eve

Our sorceress, seductress, or bad queen, is a power-hungry mistress of manipulation who will either descend into madness or in some way destroy herself with ambition.

The Hero

A manly man, will rescue Human Eve and save the day through destruction of a Villain.

The Villain

A corrupt and abusive tyrant, often a thinly disguised (or actual) sexual predator, is after our Human Eve (or both Eves) and represents all that is dangerous to an untried young lady of quality. He often showcases everything that can be bad about a hero from a Hero’s Journey, which is to say, he holds a great deal of power over others, doesn’t fit into civilized life, is temperamental and violent, and when we encounter him, he is (and should remain) alone.

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