Machiavellian Archetype
Thier eyes were watching god/ moral of a prince: MAchiavellian Archetype:
Joe Starks is without question a Machiavellian archetype because he is unscrupulous and willing to do anything to achieve his goals. In Their Eyes Were Watching God Joe Starks seeks to create an idealistic black community. While this may seem to be a good thing, Joe Starks was very cunning in the way he set out to create this town. Both Machiavelli and Joe Starks believed any of their actions could be justified to ensure their success in ruling the town or state. Neither one of them was genuinely concerned about the citizens; they were egotistical, arrogant and motivated to gain power.
When Joe Starks first came to the town everyone was pleased with what he had in mind for Eatonville's future. While he appeared to be generous and have the town's best interest in mind, he was really after creating an ideal community were he was the leader. Starks did many things that benefited the community, he set up a......
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