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Themes Developed by Archetypal Characters in The Matrix Throughout the film The Matrix, archetypal characters play a fundamental role in portraying the film's chief messages. Cypher, the trickster, displays the idea of appearance not being what it seems, while Morpheus communicates the theme of battling for what one believes in and acts as the father to Neo. The hero, Neo, exposes the topic of the quest for self-discovery. The film's main messages of appearance versus reality, struggling for one's ideals, and the quest for self-enlightenment are respectively established through the archetypal characters of Cypher the trickster, Morpheus the father, and Neo the hero. Cypher emulates the role of the trickster in the film. The name Cypher refers to the word "cipher", which means, "to put in secret writing or encode"; this name suits him because he deceives the rebels into believing that he is on the good side when in fact...

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