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Rereading John Steinbeck's “The Snake”: the Snake as a Fascinating and Horrible Abject
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The snake's mythical symbolism normally goes hand in hand with human sexuality, evil, or something horrible. However, this paper claims that John Steinbeck's “The Snake” undercuts its usual symbolism, subconsciously suggesting a new but ancient one in which though terrible the snake may appear, it also emerges as something fascinating deep in the mind. It is proven in the story by the main character, Dr. Phillip, who explicitly abhors a snake-like woman but desperately awaits her return. In this paper, the new interpretation of the snake draws on the ancient symbolism of the snake that was earlier worshiped as life-giving earth spirit but later abjected into evil and thus projected to women in general in the patriarchal mythical frame. It is clear that seeing “The Snake” in light of the ancient symbolism enables Steinbeck's own incomprehensible puzzle at Ed Ricketts's real story as well as Dr. Phillips's to be comprehensible.
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The snake's mythical symbolism normally goes hand in hand with human sexuality, evil, or something horrible. However, this paper claims that John Steinbeck's “The Snake” undercuts its usual symbolism, subconsciously suggesting a new but ancient one in which though terrible the snake may appear, it also emerges as something fascinating deep in the mind. It is proven in the story by the main character, Dr. Phillip, who explicitly abhors a snake-like woman but desperately awaits her return. In this paper, the new interpretation of the snake draws on the ancient symbolism of the snake that was earlier worshiped as life-giving earth spirit but later abjected into evil and thus projected to women in general in the patriarchal mythical frame. It is clear that seeing “The Snake” in light of the ancient symbolism enables Steinbeck's own incomprehensible puzzle at Ed Ricketts's real story as well as Dr. Phillips's to be comprehensible.
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