Jungian psychology is strongly inspired by Freudian psychology. The main idea of Jungian psychology revolves around archetypal images. Archetypes, along with instincts, make up the majority of what Jung calls the “collective unconscious.” Jung believed that myths and fairy tales were created from archetypal experiences. Some of the popular archetypes that Jungian psychology revolves around include four archetypes: “the persona, the anima, the animus, and the shadow” (Petit-Pavlovskis, 2016). In The Speedy Messenger, the archetypes emphasized are the persona archetype and the shadow archetype. These two archetypes were inserted into the story to help the reader understand the importance of Semyon's development and changes as
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