Sigmund Freud was published late 20th century.The uncanny” refers to something fearful and frightening, but has been neglected in the history of aesthetics. The uncanny is the subject of aesthetics and has to do with a certain kind of feeling or sensation involving emotional impulses. Freud’s example to this definition was a mannequin.

One example Freud used was the mannequin. When we first glance at a mannequin, we dont know if its real or fake. But if that mannequin started to move or shake our hand, we would feel discomfort or feel uncomfortable despite the fact that looks like a human. We would feel uncomfortable because of the simple fact that it is not human and is not suppose to move if it is plastic. Oryx and crake, include characters that are are not humans but have some characteristics that humans have. This character is known as the “Crakers” in this story. They are human like creations that can speak and reason, but they are not human, just like a mannequin is not human despite of how it looks and the features that it has.

The uncanny is revealed to be something that is not real, but has a lot of its qualities to be. Just like a mannequin appears to be real but it is not. Just like the crakers in Oryx and crake. They also feel and have emotional impulses, and appear to speak and reason, but they are not human.

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