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Setting Archetypes 8
FAST Prep
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The Garden | A place of purity; cultivation |
| The Forest | Represents fertility; home of the Great Mother; symbolically primitive |
| A Tree | Represents life and knowledge |
| A Cave | Turning inward; deep down where a character delves into himself, becomes invisible |
| A Mountain | The highest peak; place to gain greatest insight |
| A River | A place of reflection or rebirth; crossing borders or new territory |
| The Sea | Vast, alien, chaotic, dangerous; waves may symbolize measures of time and represent eternity or infinity |
| An Island | A place of isolation; a small world unto itself; microcosm |
| Battle of Good and Evil | Good ultimately triumphs |
| Death and Rebirth | Shows the circle of life |
| Innate Wisdom vs. Educated Stupidity | A character will have intuition and knowledge that is better than those in charge |
| The Initiation | A character matures and takes responsibility |
| The Journey | The hero confronts trials along the way |
| The Quest | The search for someone or something |
| The Task | Something that must be done |
| The Small Town | This is where everyone knows everyone and judges them, so it represents intolerance |