Girl of Dreams Comes to Life

摘要

Ruby Sparks is an American blockbuster that really sparks the imaginations of students and scholars alike worldwide. Since its release on July 25, 2012, it has garnered splendid praises, particularly, in terms of the archetypal/mythological criticism. As Maria Jernigan observes, "A mythological/archetypal approach to literature assumes that there is collection of symbols, images, characters, and motifs (i.e. archetypes) that evokes basically the same response in all people. According to the psychologist Carl Jung, mankind possesses a 'collective conscious' that contain these archetypes and that is common to all of humanity. Myth critics identify these archetypal patterns and discuss how they function in the works." [1] So this thesis ventures to explore the plenty archetypes: character, symbols, and timeless archetypes expressive of Ruby Sparks.