One of my favorite examples of the uncanny from the etymological examples in Part 1 is the examples of the protestant rulers and catholic subjects. Religion, especially when you’re unfamiliar to it, can be interpreted as something “uncanny.” The belief of a higher being or supernatural being can be frightening to some. I myself am religious, but sometimes the unknown or unfamiliar is “uncanny” to me. My favorite example from Part 2 was of catalysts and reanimation of the dead, especially when Freud mentions how this is most common in fairy tales and in religious beliefs, something that is close and familiar to us. Something familiar can become strange when we dive deeper into its meaning, or when we mature and interpret it from a different perspective. For example, the reanimation of Snow-White was never uncanny to me until Freud explained it in such a way that made me realize how unnatural it is to essentially “come back from the dead”. Even though I did not know it before, the feeling I felt after watching a horror movies that dealt with religious aspects was most likely uncanniness, since religion is something familiar and comfortable to me. A good example of the “uncanny” in the double or doppleganger is Nina from Black Swan, especially when her limbs deform and she turns into the Black Swan. Dorian Gray and his portrait can be examples of “uncanny” dopplegangers, since, in a way, he’s inflicting pain and suffering on his portrait double.
An element from “The Sandman” that feels even more uncanny after reading Freud’s essay is the scene of Coppelius breaking Nathaniel’s bones, since he’s inflicting pain and suffering. It’s disturbing to think about his joints stretching and breaking.