![]() ![]() It’s a pretty rough comparison, but part of literary analysis is jamming different square theories into round stories and having a fucking blast! In the end she ascends to a higher plane of existence. She is forced through many uncomfortable situations and loses many of those close to her. Despite warnings and dangers she continues to search for the truth. Outside influences cause her to question her world and her self. Wikipedia calls the themes of the myth “dangerous curiosity, punishment and tests, and redemption through divine favor.”Īnd that has some parallels with Lain’s experience. She undergoes trials to be let into Heaven and be elevated as a Goddess. Psyche brings to mind the soul/mind, and also the myth of Cupid and Psyche where Psyche allows herself to be convinced to question reality and suffers for it. It might be of note that a lot of times when you hear the word “psyche” it might be paired with words like “fragile” or “battered” calling to mind someone who is about to break under mental strain. Look at my fucking professionalism, I look shit up. ![]() ![]() That really bugged me, but before doing this commentary I did look it up and in the original Greek at the least that P should be pronounced. So I saw episode 3 and in the Enlgish dub they pronounce “Psyche” as “Pa shuu ke” as they do in Japanese. So, the first time I saw Lain I had a dub of the first four episodes. 6 notes ApDanielle Watches Serial Experiments Lain : Episode 3 - Psyche : “Greek Tragedy” ![]()
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