Alice in Wonderland

Where they sit on the lenses

Cluster coalescence

The archetypal tags above resolve into 3 clusters. Each cluster reads the exemplar in its own vocabulary; where more than one cluster surfaces, the exemplar themself is holding a structural tension.

• The Antagonists - Archetypes Whose Primary Function is OppositionStriving · Gut · Anger · Against
• The Shapeshifter - Ambiguity, Transformation, Anima/AnimusLiminal · Eros · Desire · Away
• The Liminal Passage - The Between-Place Where Form DissolvesLiminal · Heart · Shame · Away

Alice in Wonderland is read across divergent stances (Against vs. Away) and divergent affect centers (Gut · Anger vs. Eros · Desire vs. Heart · Shame). The exemplar holds a tension their readers cannot — which is often why they endure.

Also read in this register

• The Antagonists - Archetypes Whose Primary Function is Opposition

  • Carl Jung
  • Elvis Presley
  • Gollum
  • Hildegard of Bingen
  • Patrick Bateman

• The Shapeshifter - Ambiguity, Transformation, Anima/Animus

  • Carl Jung
  • Forrest Gump
  • Jay Gatsby
  • Benjamin Franklin
  • Jack Sparrow

• The Liminal Passage - The Between-Place Where Form Dissolves

  • Nelson Mandela
  • Carl Jung
  • Frodo Baggins
  • Frida Kahlo
  • Forrest Gump