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Thalassophobia and Sea Monsters.

Similarly, Thalassophobia is also a result of the fear surrounding sea monsters in the ocean. According to Beasts of the Deep by Sean J. Harrington, “The deep sea is a place and context that offers disturbing reflections on the precarious nature of the boundaries of knowledge, and more specifically as I shall argue, knowledge of the self.” In other words, since it is generally unknown what the ocean can hold, that fear is reflected as Thalassophobia. Furthermore, through Freud’s theory on the uncanny, Thalassophobia is an example of the unknown. While science has debunked the notion of dangerous sea creatures roaming the seas, people cannot help but feel the uneasiness from our childhood fantasies and what we have seen in the media. Looking at myths and legends about sea creatures, it always warns people to not go into the ocean. Therefore people have assigned a certain level of caution regarding the sea at all for fear of what might be in it. A lot of creatures including the Lusca, from Caribbean folklore, have been a result of warning children not to venture into the dangerous blue holes. It is noted that the origin of the monster comes not from the creature itself, but rather as a cautionary tale to stay away from the dangerous waters.