[Reading Response] Ancuta, K
In Ancuta’s article, ghosts in Asian societies are portrayed to coexist with the dead, living in apartments surrounded by cramped urban densities. I was interested in the concept of the “living ghost”, where individuals living in modern Metropolis are alienated, and how failed dreams of economic success through migration turn individuals into “ghosts”. I’m also fascinated by the interplay between the “living ghost” and “dead ghost”. ‘The Promise’ focuses on a Bangkok story of two siblings from a bankrupt developer family, both swearing to commit suicide. One sibling commits suicide, dies and becomes a physical ghost. Meanwhile, her sister broke