I have been thinking lately about scarcity and how it drives hunger. I’ve been thinking about it specifically in the context of the dysfunctional family and how this hunger drives the dysfunction. Sometimes when I am listening to people describe the behavior in their families or their own great grief and struggle, I can hear the scarcity in the family and the way that hunger can create greed. It makes me think of No-Face from Spirited Away.
No-Face (カオナシ Kaonashi or Faceless in Japanese) is a lonely spirit who, when hurt by the protagonist, Chihiro, devours everyone in their path, causing absolute wreckage. No-Face’s hunger is enormous, truly all consuming and t