The Sailor who Fell From Grace From the Sea written by Yukio Mishiama, portrays the Oedipus complex through the main character and shows all the steps along the way. Noboro, the main character, is a young boy who deals with growing up without a father, and then having to adjust to a father figure who comes into his life. The Oedipus complex is a universal law that Sigmund Freud proposed. His experience in being a …showed first 75 words of 1316 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1316 total…the threat of castration. This was the only way Noboru thought he could resolve his complex, but even with the termination of Ryuji, he is stuck at the point of castration. In conclusion, Noboro has an unresolved Oedipus complex. He must get over the threat of castration to complete his complex and move on. Then only can he become a dominant male and find a female that is outside his family to call his own.