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The Ruler Archetype
From Horatio Hornblower to Captain Janeway to Red Reznikov: the archetype of leadership, and why the Ruler's power is a relationship, not a possession.
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The Magician: The Archetype of Transformation
From Merlin's hidden knowledge to Frankenstein's overreach to Ren's inner alchemy: the archetype of transformation, and why good and evil were never the point.
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The Everyman: The Anchor of the Story
From Pearson's "Realist" to medieval morality plays to Samwise Gamgee: the archetype of continuity, and why writers keep mistaking ordinary for unimportant.