Question

Give an example of an archetype. Name a story or movie where you will find that archetype. Describe what makes the character or plot element an archetype.
Give an example of an allusion. Then explain what the allusion alludes to and how that allusion creates meaning.

Answer 1

A villain is an example of an archetype. The Incredibles, the character in question Syndrome. He's there to create the major conflict with the protagonist's the Incredible's family.

Allusion is a figure of speech, which someone refers directly or indirectly to an object or instance from a different story or such. For example, someone could say to another well known person,"Don't be a Hitler." They would be referencing a historical figure that had a bad influence.