2020
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5922.12567
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From horror to ethical responsibility: Carl Gustav Jung and Stephen King encounter the dark half within us, between us and in the world

Abstract: This paper explores the experience of horror. The term is usually understood collectively to refer to experiences of terrorism, racism and other conflicts; however, the paper explores the equal horror for the individual of facing deep and painful psychic contents and traumatic experiences. The paper explores the way that both C.G. Jung, through analysis of the psyche, and the author Stephen King, through his horror novels, have accepted and explored the experience of encountering 'the dark half' or 'It' that i… Show more

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“…King's works. In Tozzi's (2020) work an emphasis is made on defining how Stephen King verbalizes the experience of meeting with "the dark half" of oneself in his horror novels. The author says that the writer creates images and symbols, capable of connecting human individual experience with the experience of a collective.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…King's works. In Tozzi's (2020) work an emphasis is made on defining how Stephen King verbalizes the experience of meeting with "the dark half" of oneself in his horror novels. The author says that the writer creates images and symbols, capable of connecting human individual experience with the experience of a collective.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%