Puer aeternus is Latin for eternal boy, used in
mythology to designate a child-god who is forever young; psychologically
it is an older man whose emotional life has remained at an adolescent
level. The puer typically leads a provisional life, due to the
fear of being caught in a situation from which it might not be possible
to escape. He covets independence and freedom, chafes at boundaries and
limits, and tends to find any restriction intolerable.[1]
Notes:
^ Sharp, p. 109
Sharp, Daryl. Jung Lexicon: A Primer of Terms & Concepts. (pp 109 – 110). Inner City Books, Toronto, 1991. ISBN 0-919123-48-1
We have MANY MANY other books to purchase and or take out from the library aside from the over a dozen we currently already have and most likely WILL be using for this paper. The subject of the puer aeternus is pretty pivitol not only for our comparisons of Eleven and Peter, whom is the poster child for the archetype, but may explain to a degree Moffat's intentional plans for the character and how the personality change and his relationship to Amy correlates to real world issues with young adults and teenagers today moreso than ever before in the show's history.
A late-nite tidbit for the brain to nosh on. Talk again real soon!
- Max
Notes:
^ Sharp, p. 109
Sharp, Daryl. Jung Lexicon: A Primer of Terms & Concepts. (pp 109 – 110). Inner City Books, Toronto, 1991. ISBN 0-919123-48-1
We have MANY MANY other books to purchase and or take out from the library aside from the over a dozen we currently already have and most likely WILL be using for this paper. The subject of the puer aeternus is pretty pivitol not only for our comparisons of Eleven and Peter, whom is the poster child for the archetype, but may explain to a degree Moffat's intentional plans for the character and how the personality change and his relationship to Amy correlates to real world issues with young adults and teenagers today moreso than ever before in the show's history.
A late-nite tidbit for the brain to nosh on. Talk again real soon!
- Max
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