The Machine Mirror: The Freudian Uncanny and Narcissistic Projection in Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun
This paper examines Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun (2021) through Sigmund Freud’s theories of the Uncanny (Das Unheimliche) and narcissistic projection, integrated with a Lacanian reading of the 'Mirror Stage' and a Foucault-inspired biopolitical critique. While speculative fiction frequently frames artificial inte...