Read the excerpts from The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald and Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving. Then, use the archetypes chart to answer the question.
The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
The princess was a sweet little creature, and at the time my story begins was about eight years old. I think, but she got older very fast. Her face was fair and pretty, with eyes like two bits of night-sky, each with a star dissolved in the blue. Those eyes you would have thought must have known they came from there, so often were they turned up in that direction.
Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving
The children of the village, too, would shout with joy whenever [Rip Van Winkle] approached. He assisted at their sports, made their playthings, taught them to fly kites and shoot marbles. . . . Whenever he went dodging about the village, he was surrounded by a troop of them, hanging on his skirts, clambering on his back, and playing a thousand tricks on him with impunity; and not a dog would bark at him throughout the neighbourhood.
What do both authors show about the innocents in these excerpts?
They are nice to children.
They are loved by animals.
They are thought of kindly by others.
They are often found daydreaming.
