7/23/2019 lit crit in english

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Archetypal/ Symbolic/ Mythic Criticism

Movie: Present Perfect

In this movie, Pam takes an emotional journey learning to connect to her so calle

!niece" #$, %ho turns out to be her aughter from a former lover that ha force her

to have se& an impregnate her'

Archetypal:

 (he )ourney* the series of events sho% a journey to%ars learning %ho #$ really is'

 (he journey is a journey that may be physical or emotional to unerstan his or her

personality an the nature of the %orl' +ike Pam"s journey to her parental instincts

to%ars #$' +ike the +or of the lies, %herein they take an internal journey'

 (he -eparture . #$ !eparts" from her mother, Pee to live %ith her aunt Pam for a

fe% ays' ithin those ays, the truth of %ho #$ really is . Pam"s aughter**

reveale' (his can be compare to 0arry Potter, it is sho%n by 0arry 1ning out

that he is a %i2ar an entering the %i2ar %orl'