PART 2. Project 2, Exercise 2 Character Archetypes

Archetype	Stephen King’s ‘The Stand’	Function
Bully	The Kid	Terrorises the already unstable Trashcan Man and drives him to more extreme behaviour
Caregiver	Frannie Goldsmith	Frannie is one of the earliest characters to whom we are introduced, nursing her dying parents and burying them
Creator	The virus	The superflu virus wipes out the majority of human life, leaving behind a deserted world through which the few survivors move.
Dreamer	All characters	Characters are all subject to dreams of either Mother Abagail or Randall Flagg. These dreams are the catalyst that sets people off travelling to congregate with others around one of these two poles.
Everyman	Stu Redman	The ‘everyman’ is a staple of Stephen King’s work. Stu Redman is the first person with immunity discovered by the authorities after being taken into quarantine along with others exposed to ‘patient zero’ and not developing symptoms. His escape from that facility represents the idealised response of the average person in the face of huge adversity and injustice.
Explorer	Ralph Brentner	A stabilising influence through his immense pragmatism and practical abilities.
Follower	Trashcan Man	Mentally ill and taken advantage of by the antagonist Randall Flagg, could also be The Innocent
Hero	Nick Andros	Another central character, has very strong morals and empathy
Innocent	Tom Cullen	Man with learning disabilities, sweet-natured and loyal. Contributes to the community spirit in the place of children, who are largely absent among the survivors.
Jester	Larry Underwood	Narcissistic and wise-cracking, forced to mature and care for others
Lover	Nadine Cross	Chosen by Flagg for his ‘bride’, Nadine leaves the protagonist group, along with Harold, and goes to him
Mentor	Glen Bateman	Retired Judge, instrumental in construction of the new society
Outlaw	Harold Lauder	Teenage misfit, in love with Frannie but turns against the group when she becomes involved with Stu Redman. Betrayer – attempts to blow them up and escapes with Nadine.
Rebel	All characters	All the survivors have to rise up and fight: in this context against the adversity of societal breakdown.
Sage	Mother Abagail	The central focus of the protagonist group, and the ‘force for Good’ in the story
Magician	Randall Flagg	This character is an incarnation of the main antagonist in the entire Stephen King universe, familiar to all Constant Readers. Evil personified.
Monster	Randall Flagg
Ruler	Randall Flagg
Villain	Randall Flagg