Sigmund Freud's Definition Of Uncanny

As we know not only Sigmund Freud talked about uncanny but also there are other philosophers that did that too. First who discovered the uncanny was Ernst Jentsch in 1906 where he he defined uncanny by saying, “a product of intellectual uncertainly; so that uncanny would always as it were be something one does not know one’s way about in”. He added that the easiest way to create uncanny Is to always leave the reader in uncertainty or questioning.
This basically leads people to start asking about it. What is uncanny? What is the definition of uncanny? How it was elaborated by Sigmund Freud? There is one common answer about it, actually it is a combination of words that define it such as: fear horror dread, ect…. Uncanny has to do with every …show more content…
People would feel safe and “home” most of has this feeling in their bedrooms on the bed under the cover so they create their own cocoon. To return to the first idea this was what Freud talking about or focusing on he said that horrible, terrible, not secure, that u feel like u are in a place you are not knowing what’s going on. For example, imagine that you went to the forest at midnight, no sunlight or artificial light, and you are hearing the wolf sounds and other animals. This situation makes you feel afraid. Not only this particular situation that makes you feels this feeling but there is may situations that let you feel the …show more content…
Do we like it or we don’t? Do we fear it or we don’t? Is it frightening or not? So it has nothing to do whether you think of terms of aesthetic if they apply to proper rule of art. Some of you might look at art that has nothing to do with rules and might like it and say this is nice it has a certain aura that I like. And other people might say oh it gives me the creeps. And that’s uncanny. That’s what Freud was trying to focus on. The