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Yūeri; the Cultural Beliefs Behind Japanese Ghost Stories (Unessay)

Japanese ghost stories, also known as yūrei tales, are acknowledged around the world for their compelling depiction of supernatural beings. The most famous being Oiwa, from Nanboku Tsuruya’s 1825 play, The Ghost Stories at Yotsuya on the Tokaido. Though viewed by Western culture as great means for entertainment, this story is not meant to bringContinue reading “Yūeri; the Cultural Beliefs Behind Japanese Ghost Stories (Unessay)”

Death and the King’s Horseman: Suppression of Culture (Unessay)

Death and the King’s Horseman was first published in 1975 by Nigerian playwright Wole Soyinka. Set in 1940s Yoruba, the play covers the cultural crash between British colonizers and native Nigerians. All while following the narrative of Elesin Oba; a Nigerian horseman who must commit ritual suicide to honor his king. Throughout the five actContinue reading “Death and the King’s Horseman: Suppression of Culture (Unessay)”

Sigmund Freud’s Discoveries Depicted through Joe Goldberg

Ali Souza Austrian neurologist, Sigmund Freud, was the founder of psychoanalysis in the early nineteenth century. His discoveries about the unconscious mind and the uncanny are reputable facts that apply to humans within their day-to-day life; but how can these psychological concepts be depicted in literature? American novelist Caroline Kepnes published her psychological thriller YOUContinue reading “Sigmund Freud’s Discoveries Depicted through Joe Goldberg”