After taking Pearson's test I found that my dominant archetypes are Orphan and Altruist. I do see myself as an altruist but I was quite shocked when the orphan archetype emerged so strongly. When we think of orphans we think of sad lonely children with no hope or future. Perhaps however in such cases as Cinderella they do achieve a happily ever after.
An altruist is someone who shows unselfish concern for the welfare of others.[1] When choosing an image I decided to go a bit on the light side and choose a fictional character. I chose Batman because he is an interesting character to me and I grew up watching him on television. Coincidentally he is also an orphan as his parents were murdered when he was a child. The altruist archetype values caring, conscientious, generosity and a willingness to sacrifice for others. Batman displays all of these characteristics. Batman is an altruist through and through as he fights crime at the risk of bodily injury, while keeping his true identity, Bruce Wayne, secret. In addition, he is willing to go into the pits of Gotham and do battle in order to keep the city safe. There are many images of batman but I chose the image below because it epitomizes what Batman does. He saves people even if it is not in the conventional way. Some may see him as a vigilante but I see him as doing what’s necessary to keep the people of Gotham safe and to get justice for the victims.
An orphan is a child that has lost both of his or her parents. Two of the most important characteristics that an orphan possesses are the qualities of resilience and empathy. These are two of the characteristics that I see and value in myself and I can based on those two I can see why the orphan archetype was also dominant for me. We can easily see these characteristics in Batman as he overcame the loss of his parents (resilience) and he feels great empathy for people and tries to keep them safe. Batman is the true altruistic orphan because he uses the money left by his parents for charitable causes and he is a crime fighter.
I am the altruistic orphan also,however I do not see myself as the orphan,so I didn't write about that side of me. You made a good connection with batman having resilience(orphan)and the selfless acts(altruist)of being a hero.
ReplyDeleteI like your post.I am orphan too.And I didn't really know that before.But now after research I kind of starting to see it inside of me
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