I currently finished 2/3 of the book, "The Book of Negroes" and you can easily identify many archetypes throughout the novel. The characters in this novel can be comparable to archetypal character. To begin, this novel could be classified as a hero's story.
Amanita is the hero of the story because she is willing to help others throughout her travels, by teaching others to read and write, while still having so much on her mind. I also think that Georgia and Amanita's mother are classified as the 'The Great Mothers' because they had a huge impact on Amanita's life. Amanita's mother taught her how to catch babies and was always there to support her when she was young. She was her mentor throughout her life. But when Amanita was sent to the plantation, Georgia took Amanita's mother role of teaching her how the job gets done on the plantation.
Also Appleby is the fox or trickster, however, Lindo can be known as the trickster because he…show more content… The beginning of Katniss's life is very similar to Aminata because she was born into an oppressed mine community. She was taken away from the community and into the danger through the hunger games. A gladiator-like game in which teenagers fight to the death. Katniss then, like Aminata, fights her oppressors. She leads a rebellion against her oppressors the same way Aminata leads the abolitionist movement in London, England. During the end of The Hunger Games trilogy, Katniss settles down and lives life married. Aminata will presumably do something similar with the exception of not being married. Also Aminata reminds me from the book "Thief" because the main character, Liesel is identical to Aminata whereas she is seen to be a hero. This is because she helps Max throughout their journey and keeps him a secret. Hans Huberman is similiar to Georgia because she is seen as a mentor or motherly figure for Liesel by teaching, guiding and supporting Liesel as the novel
