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 Access Creators - Francisco Javier Lopez Frias
License In Copyright (Rights Reserved) Work Type Article Publisher - Sport, Ethics and Philosophy
Publication Date January 1, 2021 Publisher Identifier (DOI) - https://doi.org/10.1080/17511321.2020.1729849
Deposited November 18, 2021 Versions
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