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catapulted. With the development of the story, Sophie still seems not to understand why she belongs
to the Evil world. It is only at the end of the novel that she understands the reasons why she has
been selected for her school and who her real self is.

It is important to understand all the component of Jung鈥檚 theories seen in her character in
order to analyze Sophie鈥檚 mind in its parts as well as her individuation. As said before,
individuation comes with the balanced connection between the unconscious and conscious mind,
where the personal unconscious is made by the collective unconscious and the persona (Barentsen).
But since the beginning of the story, it is clear that some of these parts operate more than others. In
fact, Sophie鈥檚 unconscious mind makes Sophie believe in being a princess, and it is so strong that
the ego is convinced that this has to be the reality. Furthermore, it is important to understand the
archetypes that Sophie creates for supporting her conviction of being the perfect princess, and the
different archetypes Sophie makes at the end of the novel when she understands her real self. Parts
of Sophie鈥檚 mind fight against one another instead of cooperating, causing Sophie鈥檚 continuous
confusion regarding her own self.

Sophie鈥檚 collective unconscious is made by her conviction of being the perfect princess
while she is, in reality, selfish and cruel. Sophie鈥檚 collective unconsciousness can be seen from the
beginning to the end of the story since she remains convinced that she is a good person and a
princess until the very last page of the novel. According to Chainani鈥檚 story, the perfect princess is
pretty and pure. Sophie knows from the beginning that she is beautiful. The novel starts with Sophie
who has had few hours of sleep and she is worried about her look because if she 鈥淸doesn鈥檛] sleep
nine hours, [her] eyes look swollen,鈥� being afraid that she would look less pretty (2). But looking in
the mirror she is relieved because, even if 鈥渉er jade-green eyes looked faded鈥� and 鈥渉er luscious red
lips a touch dry,鈥� she is 鈥渟till a princess鈥� (3).

Sophie does not only think that she looks like a princess, but she also thinks that she is a
good person; unfortunately, Sophie is not a very good girl. She seems, from the beginning, to be
selfish and egocentric. She is also jealous, and, on many occasions, she thinks of possible revenge

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