This paper studies John Lennon, the former Beatles, from the perspective of the twelve
archetypes outlined in the book "Awakening
the Heroes Within" by Carol Pearson. By tracing the musician's life story -- from his humble beginnings as an orphan through his meteoric rise as a Beatles to his disillusion with fame -- the paper illuminates how Lennon embodied each of the
archetypes at different points in his life. However, the author concludes that Lennon was most predominantly the "warrior" type. As the author says, Lennon's personal and professional life caused him a pain so deep that he either had to succumb to the pain or
overcome it. By choosing to overcome it, he became a warrior.