Fun with Archetypes

My one BryonySeries super fan has often commented on my use (although unintentional on my part) of archetypes throughout the books.

So over the weekend, we had a bit of online fun and listed the characters we felt best fit certain categories. For me, it was fun to get out of the writing box and approach my own work as a reader and through a different perspective.

Here are our results. 

Do you agree or disagree with our choices? What would you decide?

HER:

Ruler: Dr. Gothart

Creator/Artist: Owen Munson

Sage: Old Man Fisher

Innocent: Galien and Adele (With the flip side of that coin being ignorance). Susan, too. John-Peter

Explorer: Owen Munson

Rebel: Bryony

Hero: John-Peter

Wizard: Owen Munson

Jester: Kellen

Everyman: "There are many supporting characters in each of the books that lend that feeling of normalcy to the point where I've been shocked when you've kicked the chair out from under me. Seriously, Ed Calkins could assume that role when he wanted to, though of course, it was a disguise."

Lover: Henry

Caregiver: Maybelle, Melissa (in the trilogy)

She also said, "In the Tarot, John would be The Fool. I've always felt strongly about that one."

ME:

Ruler: Abbott Simons, Lord Girard

Creator/Artist: Henry Matthews

Sage: Everett Spencer, Grandpa Clyde

Innocent: Bryony Marseilles/Simons,  Flossie McGee, Lucetta Spencer/Simons

Explorer: Owen Munson

Rebel: John Simons

Hero: John-Peter Simotes

Wizard:  Dr. Rothgard etc., Granny Spencer

Jester: Cornell Dyer, Ed Calkins

Everyman: Steve Barnes

Lover: Henry Matthews, Boswell Pike

Caregiver: Darlene Marchellis/Barnes, Maybelle Fisher

Illustration by Kathleen Rose Van Pelt for "Bryony."