Lorca Journal 2

Symbols:

• knives
• landscapes (vineyards, olive groves, etc)
• pistols
• water (rivers, streams, etc)
• horses
• children
• dreaming
• sleeping
• lullabies
• lace
• bows
• blood
• pink
• stockings

Archetypes:

So far in Act One of the play, it seems as if Lorca is embracing the archetypes of characters. For example, neighbors are often stereotyped as being nosy and Lorca embraces this idea. When the Neighbor is speaking to the Mother, the Mother is shocked by how much private information the Neighbor knows when she exclaims "The things some people seem to know" (14). The Neighbor seems to be informed on all the juicy gossip and goes around telling people.
Another archetype that I thought Lorca embraced was the Mother. The Mother seems to be very over protective of her son who is soon to be a husband. She worries about who he is marrying and asks him questions like "Where?" and "Do you need something?" frequently (5). The Mother is essentially portrayed as a stereotypical mother.
The last archetype that jumped out at me was the Bride. Brides are often spoiled before their marriage and this causes them to be high maintenance or even rude. The Bride acts in a very rude manner towards the Maid. She tells the Maid to "get away!" very abruptly several times without a reason (36). So far in the play, the Bride is portrayed to fit the archetype of brides being rude or spoiled.

I found it interesting that the only character who is not an archetype so far in the play is Leonardo. Leonardo possess a very similar personality to the Bride, which might cause some future problems, especially since they used to date.