archetypes
The Mother: The mother duck is this archetype because she represents fertility and birth of the ducklings, taking care of them.
The Underdog: The ugly duckling is the underdog archetype because he feels he is always in the wrong and is placed below everyone else.
The Number Three: On the 3rd day, the ugly duckling hatched and represents the birth of something new and unfamiliar to the other ducklings.
The Quest: The overall challenge for the ugly duckling to find his place in society and find his inner beauty represents the quest.
Reflection: The ugly duckling looked into his reflection in the pond towards the conclusion of the fairy tale and realized that he is actually a swan and was made to be the most beautiful swan of all, not an ugly duckling.
Death and Rebirth: The ugly duckling feels as if he is dying and his ego and esteem is going far beyond downhill, but then his ego rebirths and he feels confident in himself and his beauty.
The Underdog: The ugly duckling is the underdog archetype because he feels he is always in the wrong and is placed below everyone else.
The Number Three: On the 3rd day, the ugly duckling hatched and represents the birth of something new and unfamiliar to the other ducklings.
The Quest: The overall challenge for the ugly duckling to find his place in society and find his inner beauty represents the quest.
Reflection: The ugly duckling looked into his reflection in the pond towards the conclusion of the fairy tale and realized that he is actually a swan and was made to be the most beautiful swan of all, not an ugly duckling.
Death and Rebirth: The ugly duckling feels as if he is dying and his ego and esteem is going far beyond downhill, but then his ego rebirths and he feels confident in himself and his beauty.
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder