This essay investigates the founding archetypes and myths in Voss by Patrick White in connection to the twelve archetypes that according to Carol Pearson are crucial steps in our psychological growth. The essay shows how the main characters of the novel - Voss, Laura, Judd, the aboriginal guides Dugald and Jackie, and also the others (the Bonners, the Sandersons, Brendan Boyle, Judd, Rose Portion, etc.) - are connected to Pearson’s archetypal and mythical figures in their journey of spiritual quest.

The Goddess Slid into the Australian Desert: Voss a Revisitation

RIEM, Antonella
2009-01-01

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This essay investigates the founding archetypes and myths in Voss by Patrick White in connection to the twelve archetypes that according to Carol Pearson are crucial steps in our psychological growth. The essay shows how the main characters of the novel - Voss, Laura, Judd, the aboriginal guides Dugald and Jackie, and also the others (the Bonners, the Sandersons, Brendan Boyle, Judd, Rose Portion, etc.) - are connected to Pearson’s archetypal and mythical figures in their journey of spiritual quest.
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