A great resource to successfully write an analysis of plot archetype, understand that it is the designated stage of your protagonist's journey to maturity. Consider questions and notes from the document.
Exploding Analysis Paragraph Checklist
Topic Sentence
❏ Compose a thesis statement
❏ Title, author, plot archetype + crucial literary device* + theme/argument**
Plot Background
❏ Put the passage into context (you are close reading and thinking critically by
paraphrasing, selecting words and phrases to quote, and making connections in the
passage)
Exploding Analysis
❏ How does the crucial literary device in your passage exploring the plot archetype
contribute to the protagonist’s characterization as he journeys to resolve his central
conflict?
❏ Why is the plot archetype important to creating the text’s meaning?
❏ What is the writer’s purpose in including the plot archetype?
❏ How does the plot archetype and its meaning connect to the author’s message about
the protagonist’s journey to maturity?
Notes:
Theme topic: mentor archetype
*Literary device: personification, metaphor, simile, imagery, symbolism, motif, repetition, etc.
**Theme/Argument: What is the author’s message about the role of the plot archetype in the
protagonist’s journey to maturity?
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