How do archetypal characters readers and writers?
they are popular among readers and writers.
they make readers and writers analyze the past and other cultures.
they are easy for writers to create and for readers to analyze.
they provide a familiar place to begin analyzing the story or engaging the audience.

The correct answer of the given question above would be the last option. Archetypal characters  help readers and writers by providing a familiar place to begin analyzing the story or engaging the audience. They  can exist in the form of a typical kind of character, a particular setting, a specific plot situation, or an overarching theme of the writing so they provide a familiar place to begin analyzing the story or engaging the audience. Hope this is the answer that you are looking for. 

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