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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’s theories seen in her character in
order to analyze Sophie’s 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’s 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’s mind fight against one another instead of cooperating, causing Sophie’s continuous
confusion regarding her own self.

Sophie’s collective unconscious is made by her conviction of being the perfect princess
while she is, in reality, selfish and cruel. Sophie’s 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’s 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 “[doesn’t] sleep
nine hours, [her] eyes look swollen,” being afraid that she would look less pretty (2). But looking in
the mirror she is relieved because, even if “her jade-green eyes looked faded” and “her luscious red
lips a touch dry,” she is “still a princess” (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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