Open Access“The Mirror Crack’d”: Representation of Characters in Terry Pratchett’s Witches Abroad
Author(s) -
Jumana Mussa
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
humaniora
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2353-3145
pISSN - 1233-0388
DOI - 10.14746/h.2019.1.2
Subject(s) - repetition (rhetorical device) , uncanny , representation (politics) , imperfect , mirror neuron , path (computing) , psychoanalysis , literature , art , psychology , linguistics , aesthetics , philosophy , cognitive science , computer science , law , political science , politics , programming language
The current article presents a discussion of two characters in Terry Pratchett’s Witches Abroad (1990), Esmeralda and Lily Weatherwax. These two sisters are almost mirror images of each other, yet each takes a different path in life. Through their similarities and differences, one is able to examine the idea of uncanny repetition, as it was discussed by Jacques Derrida and Gilles Deleuze. Through the characters’ choices and interaction with each other, one may also be able to explore their identities, as imperfect mirror reflections that contradict and inform each other.