Comparing Judgement And Robert Wiene's Silent Film The Cabinet Of

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Franz Kafka’s short story The Judgement and Robert Wiene’s silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari both display proof of being what Freud formulates to be the definition of uncanny. This uncanniness is shown in a variety of ways in each narrative, however, the most stunning part of these unsettling scenarios is each artist’s choice to surprise the viewers with endings that are unanticipated. In The Cabinet of Dr.Caligari, it is astonishing for the member of the audience to discover that Francis is actually a patient in the asylum and that Dr. Caligari, whom has been depicted as the villain, is actually Francis’s Doctor. During The Judgement, the reader is shocked to witness the main character Georg, after confronting his father, being compelled

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