THE ARCHETYPAL ARCHIVE

 The original series to which this essay belongs was called just “CHALLENGER VS. DEFENDER,” but I find that “aggressor” seems to capture bet...

In ENSEMBLES ASSEMBLE and related essays, I’ve noted that though most focal ensembles are composed of characters who share the same cau...

Though the terms “challenger and defender” are patterned on the idea of physical conflict, they can be applied to any number of narrat...

Over a year ago I formulated two terms, “investment” and “fascination” in this essay . According to my system, these are the affects ins...