Cosmic Horror and Religion
Above the fear, Lovecraft’s cosmic horror is also embedded with a nature of awe. When we talk about something being awful for Lovecraft, its in the actual sense of that word - something that is absolutely full of awe. Awe does not necessarily indicate something positive and beautiful, but can also be something so entirely morbid and unnatural that one cannot actually look away.
The Meaning of the Pale Man
The whole theme of Pan’s Labyrinth is disobedience, and the disobedience most presented is from the invisible figures who are typically victims of patriarchal violence and thought. While the doctor and the rebels are also figures of disobedience, Mercedes disobedience is presented as far more dangerous and subversive of sexist thought. But we’re going to focus more here on the disobedience of Ofelia.