15 Compelling Character Archetypes To Consider For Your Book

As a writer, you want your characters (especially your protagonist) to resonate with your readers.

They should be larger than life but still believable.

And over centuries of storytelling, archetypal characters have played a larger role than others. 

The Swiss psychoanalyst, Carl Gustav Jung, having studied ancestral roots and the collective unconscious, defined 12 original archetypes.

More on that in a bit. 

You’ll see the value of his research as you look through the character archetypes list below.

And you’ll see how the skillful use of archetypes is essential to creating unforgettable characters. 

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