[UA] Archetypes

[John C]

>Does anyone have any clarification as to the "Algerian Hero" Archetype that 
>Alex
>Abel is, at some point, referred to as having unconsciously channeled? Is 
>this
>the same as the Man who Succeeded Where You Should Have?

Horatio Alger wrote a number of books with very similar plot lines, about 
the Poor Boy Who Makes Good Through A Combination of Luck, Pluck, and 
All-around Good Character.  The kid who starts out as a poor orphan selling 
apples on a New York streetcorner and eventually becomes a multi-millionare 
because of his unceasingly hard work....  You know the drill.  Suits AA 
pretty well, if you have a broad definition of "good works".

John Crimmins                     john1x at hotmail.com
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   "Yes, I am acquainted with Mr. DePalma," Dr. Hsu said.  "He was
my pupil years ago.  A young man not without talent, but slapdash,
and huckle-muckle in his worksmanship."
   "What did you say?" the mayor asked.
   "He's a jerk," Dr. Hsu Ting Feng said.
           -- Daniel Pinkwater, _The Hoboken Chicken Emergency_

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