SHORT ANALYICAL ESSAY ON ARCHETYPES Both blood diamond (movie)and the alchemist (book) are narratives that incorporate archetypes to develop themes/ideas that are universal to all people, times and places. Identify and analyze a specific archetype that is used in both the movie and the novel. Compare the archetype in both works and decide what each author’s intent is in using it (e.g. What does the audience learn through the use of the archetype? How has the author adapted the archetype to develop his/her themes, characters or conflict?) This is a very short essay- 500 (can be 60 words less or more) words (2 pages)- so you’ll need to narrow your focus and make your analysis concise. Don’t retell the stories and don’t “pad” your paper. Organize it into four paragraphs with strong examples from the novel and the movie to support you analysis. Be sure to make valid point about the use of the archetype.