Crossing towards individuation : colours and numbers in the iron man by Ted Hughes
Other Title(s)
العبور نحو الشخصية المتميزة : v
Author
Source
Bulletin of the Faculty of Arts
Issue
Vol. 78, Issue 4 (30 Apr. 2018), pp.25-61, 37 p.
Publisher
Cairo University Faculty of Arts
Publication Date
2018-04-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
37
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
dynamics” of the myth of Saint George and the dragon.
Hughes believed that this neurosis was caused by Christianity’s insistence on ousting the devil from its dogma.
Through The Iron Man.
Hughes aimed to teach children that exploring and expressing the dark side of nature was necessary for achieving a whole and healthy life.
Attaining wholeness through a process called “individuation” can be achieved through an arduous journey that occurs in the outside world as well as in one’s inner world of thoughts and emotions.
This necessarily involves recognizing and accepting the demonic side of nature.
Hughes was primarily concerned with this inner world, and how it could be healed through imaginative storytelling.
This paper aims to examine the use of colours and numbers as archetypes that work together to form a story that demonstrates how the process of individuation takes place at a symbolic level in The Iron Man.
By employing the theories of Carl Jung, Ann Dobie and Carol Pearson on archetypal patterns within colours and numbers, as well as the tools provided by the Jewish system of Kabbalah, this paper will show that Hughes’ use of colour and number coding to tell an archetypal story within a story served as a healer for both children and adults.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Nuhi, Eman Abd al-Aziz. 2018. Crossing towards individuation : colours and numbers in the iron man by Ted Hughes. Bulletin of the Faculty of Arts،Vol. 78, no. 4, pp.25-61.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-923567
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Nuhi, Eman Abd al-Aziz. Crossing towards individuation : colours and numbers in the iron man by Ted Hughes. Bulletin of the Faculty of Arts Vol. 78, no. 4 (Apr. 2018), pp.25-61.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-923567
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Nuhi, Eman Abd al-Aziz. Crossing towards individuation : colours and numbers in the iron man by Ted Hughes. Bulletin of the Faculty of Arts. 2018. Vol. 78, no. 4, pp.25-61.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-923567
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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BIM-923567