10.10.2008

Examples from Literature and Film

Everywhere you look, you will find light v darkness in literature and film. It is the most general archetype of them all.

  1. The Bible - For Christians, this is the greatest form of literature, and it is all about good v evil, or heaven vs hell, or light v darkness.
  2. The Inheritance Series - It the books Eragon and Eldest, the evil ruler, Galbatorix, is represented by darkness, hence his black dragon.
  3. Star Wars - George Lukas made his series all about the battle of light v darkness. There is even the light side and the dark side in his story, and the light side is good and the dark side is evil.