Hi Mary. I like the Old Man and the Sea example. And I think you’re saying something George mentioned too, about not starting with the trope but realizing it might be inevitable when it/they show up. I like the term Archetype better for this. I find them reassuring when they show up. They remind me that I’m on a well travelled and import…
Hi Mary. I like the Old Man and the Sea example. And I think you’re saying something George mentioned too, about not starting with the trope but realizing it might be inevitable when it/they show up. I like the term Archetype better for this. I find them reassuring when they show up. They remind me that I’m on a well travelled and important path rather than being lost and on my own, trying to reinvent the wheel.
Hi Mary. I like the Old Man and the Sea example. And I think you’re saying something George mentioned too, about not starting with the trope but realizing it might be inevitable when it/they show up. I like the term Archetype better for this. I find them reassuring when they show up. They remind me that I’m on a well travelled and important path rather than being lost and on my own, trying to reinvent the wheel.