Thursday, February 4, 2016

fiction - Character details of male archetypes


In this link about character development, the author describes basic male archetypes that are found in a romance novel. http://www.likesbooks.com/eight.html My question is: although this is very helpful, the qualities described are hard to flesh out. For example...the ceo boss archetype...what would be the details of this character(likes/dislikes/hobbies/way of conduct) that would really bring alive the qualities of this archetype. How would he conduct himself around people? Around women? I know the long answer is to read books and more books and pay close attention to thedetails of the character. But is there a guide available on this to get started?



Answer



The CEO Boss archetype


He is anxiously building his image as:


A ruhtles utilitarian, ostensibly displaying his contempt of everything what cannot fit into account records. He doesn't need to follow rules, he is stating them. All people - even his own family - have the only value for him: profit (financial, emotional, ... etc).


Cold power available to the highest bidder.


Some examples of CEO Bosses:




  • Reinhard Heydrich

  • Joseph Fouché

  • Michael Douglas in Wall Street

  • Jack Thompson in The Assassination of Richard Nixon

  • Robert De Niro in Angel Heart

  • Francisco Rabal in Torquemada


(I cannot imagine any CEO to be someone's "best friend" or a "prince on a white horse".)


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