Archetypal heroic journey in Bahram Sadeghi,s Malakut

Archetypal heroic journey in Bahram Sadeghi,s Malakut Abstract Archetypal criticism is one of the modern literal theories based on psychological theories based on Jung ideas. While studying and examining the archetypes of a work, it is revealed, in this type of criticisms how they are understood by the author. Based on these studies, heroic journey is possible in order to achieve the perfection and individuality dream. The present article aims to review Malakut by Bahram Sadeghi from the perspective of archetypal criticism relying on the fundamentals of Carol.S.Pearson and Huo.k.Marr are based on 12 archetypes of awakening heroes. The author tries to introduce these archetypes briefly and also show the fictional characters manifesting these archetypes, following individuation and taking heroic journey. The findings show that Malakut is full of archetypes and due to its psychological approach, it can be analyzed based on archetypal theories. Keywords: Archetypal criticism, heroic journey , Archetypes, Malakut, Bahram Sadeghi