According to C. G. Jung, our family stories brought down from generation to generation demonstrate how we live in society functions today as well as how we define our own personal identities. He uses the examples of the "Handless Maiden" and "Briar Rose" to explain the evolution of stories (myths), by comparing and contrasting the ideals of each in its own suffering moments. Jung shows us within these two examples how to find the story …showed first 75 words of 881 total…

…showed last 75 words of 881 total…the past as to not repeat it, especially the negativity of certain events. We must take care of our biological myths, as we may not forget who we are and where we come from, our identity. Lastly, we must think about the opposition to our personal myths: the antithesis, adolescence and mid-life. We must take into consideration that the anti-thesis is not there to confuse us, but to make us realize where we come from.