Lesson: The Uncanny

The dictionary definition of The Uncanny is The opposite of what is familiar. It is a Freudian concept that links in with seeing something that you feel is familiar but has an aspect of surrealism that make you feel both uncomfortable yet intrigued at the same time. And example of this could be something as simple as a wax bowl of fruit which mirrors a real bowl of fruit. It can also be something more complicated as a dead dog that looks real. It is unsettling and you feel the need to reject it as it is familiarly unsettling.