The Mandala Archetype in Intertidal Life by Audrey Thomas :: Audrey Thomas Intertidal Life

The moment of the Mandala Archetype in intertidal Life Audrey Thomas novel Intertidal Life, is an account of a womans struggle for Emmersonian self-reliance and individuation. The main character, Alice Hoyle, is forced by her husband to acquire a perilous, painful, and chaotic journey into her subconscious, in order to run into her self. This struggle to obtain a new self identity and self-reliance is symbolized through off the novel by the Jungian archetype of the Mandala a circular image with a center that represents the wholeness of personality, and the center of the whole... It is the archetype of cozy order and it is unendingly used in that sense, either to make arrangements of the many, many aspects of the universe-a world scheme-or to arrange the complicated aspects of our psyche into a scheme (Psych,86). Therefore, in Intertidal Life, the Mandala is an archetype arising when in that respect is a great disorder and chaos in a womans mind... It appears to bring order, showing the possibility of order and centeredness (Psych,86) Alice Hoyle first experiences chaos and discouragement when Peter admits to Alice that he no longer loves Alice, and he wants to seek out and find himself. She interprets that the move to the island was simply a tact to get Alice easily out of Peters life. As Alice says,Its so strange. Ive felt so close to you these last few months. I saw the new room, the move over here as something wonderful, a new low to our marriage. I guess what I saw as a sunrise, you saw as a sunset (20). Moreover, as Alice realizes that her husband, Peter is having an juncture with Anne-Marie, and her worldly determine and ambitions are tossed upside down, she encounters her first Mandala type dream one night, Alice had a dream of apples. She was holding Flora in her arms and lot were pelting at them both with fruit... She was calling and calling for help (24). In this dream, Alice is the focus of the center of attention, surrounded by p eople pelting her with apples. A courtly image is presented which is in the form of a Mandala. Out of this dream, she comes to the realization for the first time, that the other woman in Peters life is Anne-Marie (24). Thus, this Mandala represents, that she is unwanted by Peter, must find away to foster herself from her emotions, and she must seek help, in redefining her life.The Mandala Archetype in Intertidal Life by Audrey Thomas Audrey Thomas Intertidal LifeThe Significance of the Mandala Archetype in Intertidal Life Audrey Thomas novel Intertidal Life, is an account of a womans struggle for Emmersonian self-reliance and identity. The main character, Alice Hoyle, is forced by her husband to undertake a perilous, painful, and chaotic journey into her subconscious, in order to find her self. This struggle to obtain a new self identity and self-reliance is symbolized end-to-end the novel by the Jungian archetype of the Mandala a circular image with a center that represe nts the wholeness of personality, and the center of the whole... It is the archetype of inner order and it is always used in that sense, either to make arrangements of the many, many aspects of the universe-a world scheme-or to arrange the complicated aspects of our psyche into a scheme (Psych,86). Therefore, in Intertidal Life, the Mandala is an archetype arising when there is a great disorder and chaos in a womans mind... It appears to bring order, showing the possibility of order and centeredness (Psych,86) Alice Hoyle first experiences chaos and despair when Peter admits to Alice that he no longer loves Alice, and he wants to seek out and find himself. She interprets that the move to the island was simply a tact to get Alice easily out of Peters life. As Alice says,Its so strange. Ive felt so close to you these last few months. I saw the new room, the move over here as something wonderful, a new beginning to our marriage. I guess what I saw as a sunrise, you saw as a sunset (2 0). Moreover, as Alice realizes that her husband, Peter is having an affair with Anne-Marie, and her worldly values and ambitions are tossed upside down, she encounters her first Mandala type dream one night, Alice had a dream of apples. She was holding Flora in her arms and people were pelting at them both with fruit... She was calling and calling for help (24). In this dream, Alice is the focus of the center of attention, surrounded by people pelting her with apples. A schematic image is presented which is in the form of a Mandala. Out of this dream, she comes to the realization for the first time, that the other woman in Peters life is Anne-Marie (24). Thus, this Mandala represents, that she is unwanted by Peter, must find away to protect herself from her emotions, and she must seek help, in redefining her life.