Editing Archetype (section)

===Function===
Usage of archetypes in specific pieces of writing is a [[holistic approach]], which can help the writing win universal acceptance. This is because readers can relate to and identify with the characters and the situation, both socially and culturally. By deploying common archetypes contextually, a writer aims to impart realism to their work.<ref>{{cite web|date=2013-08-19|title=Online Literary Device - Archetype Function|url=http://literarydevices.net/archetype/}}</ref> According to many literary critics, archetypes have a standard and recurring depiction in a particular human culture or the whole human race that ultimately lays concrete pillars and can shape the whole structure in a literary work.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Garry |first=Jane |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Archetypes_and_Motifs_in_Folklore_and_Li/GikxDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=archetype+in+literature&printsec=frontcover |title=Archetypes and Motifs in Folklore and Literature: A Handbook: A Handbook |date=2017-07-05 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-351-57615-4 |language=en}}</ref>