When reading about Castration Anxiety and its relationship or any kind of connection with Death, I became also interested and found them somewhat puzzling. I know that we are talking about a boy; however, I did not quite understand how a boy could undergo such traumatic experience that is possibly equal to death (?) when discovering a girl does not possesses a penis. As Audrey mentions in her blog, I am also wondering if one’s life is equivalent to “the object of the penis” since for Freud death is the highest form of castration.
However, I have to admit that (although I just asked the question) I do not think Freud literally means “castration” when comparing to Death. I believe he would have employed such word in order to metaphorically better bring meaning to the action of “taking something away from someone”.
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