Psychoanalyzing the Grasshopper: Society, Work and Repressed Play in Suits’ Riddle
In this article, I draw on psychoanalysis to provide a novel understanding of Suits’ theory of games by analyzing the riddle in the Grasshopper’s recurring dream, which Suits presents in his seminal and eponymous book. To do so, I first provide an overview of the psychoanalytical roots of Suits’ thought, namely Eric Berne’s transactional theory and Norman W. Brown’s critical account of Freud’s thought. Subsequently, I examine the Grasshopper’s dream by revising Suits’ use of psychoanalytical notions. To conclude, I argue that Suits deploys the dream to criticize the glorification of work and repression of play in human society, especially in modern capitalist society.
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Work Title | Psychoanalyzing the Grasshopper: Society, Work and Repressed Play in Suits’ Riddle |
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Publication Date | January 1, 2021 |
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Deposited | November 18, 2021 |
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