Bernard Malamud - The Magic Barrel Assignment and a list of archetypes in the attachment

Assignment 2 Based on Bernard Malamud’s The Magic Barrel 1. Find the Freudian structures in the story (ego, super -ego, id), projection, displacement, parent -child relationships, Oedipus complex, etc. Try to find any sexual or erotic symbolism (remember the waves, trees, tunnels , moon ). Use the list of archetypes (pdf file) 2. Find the Jungian archetypes in the story (mainly anima/animus, persona, shadow) both as characters and in characters. Find at least three other examples of archety pal symbolism (numbers, colours , seasons, wise old man, quest, hero… ) 3. Apply the feminist categories of witch/monster and angel in the house, especially on Leo’s view of women 4. Determine the feminine and masculine qualities of Leo, Salzman and Stella