Question

Which term names a character, situation, or symbol that appears in many cultures?

Answer 1

The correct answer is A, as the term that names a character, situation or symbol that appears in many cultures is archetype.

The archetypes are collectively shared thoughts that are universal. Individual thought, and its corresponding actions, arise on the basis of these archetypes, which allow order and classify the world.

It can also be understood as a functional structure that underlies the behavior of an individual, group or society as a whole, establishing a series of automatisms that is reproduced continuously.

Answer 2

In literature, an (A) archetype is the name for a character, situation or symbol that appears in many cultures. It is also known as a universal symbol.

For example, The Hero, The Mother (characters) and The Journey, and Good vs Evil (Setting).